Jun 19, 2026 06:02 PM
(This post was last modified: Jun 19, 2026 06:02 PM by C C.)
She hadn't received employment in a major production since the mid-2010s, so it's a "slip through the cracks" failure of DEI, diversity hiring, and positive discrimination in the UK (and to a lesser extent the entertainment industry across the pond).
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Who is Emaa Hussen: Hussen is a 34-year-old British actress of Somali heritage who built a small but visible profile in UK screen productions during the 2010s.
British actress accused of trying to smuggle $208 million worth of meth into Australia in charcoal bags
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emaa-hussen...-charcoal/
INTRO: A British actress has been charged with attempting to smuggle 700 pounds of methamphetamine into Australia from West Africa, according to CBS News' partner network the BBC.
Emaa Hussen, 34, who appeared in the 2013 action thriller "Redemption" with Jason Statham, and a spin-off of the U.K.'s long-running series EastEnders in 2010, appeared in a Sydney court Thursday to face accusations of trying to bring $208 million worth of meth into the country.
Police have said the drugs were hidden in bags of charcoal loaded into shipping containers sent from Ghana, according to the BBC. The maximum penalty Hussen could face is life imprisonment.
The drugs seizure "has prevented a potential 3.2 million deals from reaching Australian streets," Acting Superintendent Trevor Robinson, of the Australian Federal Police, said in a statement.
"Criminal syndicates will go to great lengths to disguise illicit drugs, including embedding them in everyday goods like charcoal, but our highly skilled officers are trained to see beyond these attempts," said Border Force Superintendent Jared Leighton... (MORE - details)
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Who is Emaa Hussen: Hussen is a 34-year-old British actress of Somali heritage who built a small but visible profile in UK screen productions during the 2010s.
British actress accused of trying to smuggle $208 million worth of meth into Australia in charcoal bags
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emaa-hussen...-charcoal/
INTRO: A British actress has been charged with attempting to smuggle 700 pounds of methamphetamine into Australia from West Africa, according to CBS News' partner network the BBC.
Emaa Hussen, 34, who appeared in the 2013 action thriller "Redemption" with Jason Statham, and a spin-off of the U.K.'s long-running series EastEnders in 2010, appeared in a Sydney court Thursday to face accusations of trying to bring $208 million worth of meth into the country.
Police have said the drugs were hidden in bags of charcoal loaded into shipping containers sent from Ghana, according to the BBC. The maximum penalty Hussen could face is life imprisonment.
The drugs seizure "has prevented a potential 3.2 million deals from reaching Australian streets," Acting Superintendent Trevor Robinson, of the Australian Federal Police, said in a statement.
"Criminal syndicates will go to great lengths to disguise illicit drugs, including embedding them in everyday goods like charcoal, but our highly skilled officers are trained to see beyond these attempts," said Border Force Superintendent Jared Leighton... (MORE - details)