Bali Nine's Lawrence faces arrest when she returns to Australia

Australian Renae Lawrence is due to face court over a high-speed car chase in NSW after spending more than 13 years behind bars for drug smuggling in Bali.

Bali Nine member Renae Lawrence may have to face a NSW court on old charges when she returns.

Bali Nine member Renae Lawrence may have to face a NSW court on old charges when she returns. Source: AAP

Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence is reportedly set to be arrested when she lands in Sydney next week after she spent more than 13 years behind bars in Indonesia.

The Daily Telegraph reports that police will arrest the 41-year-old over an alleged high speed chase in a stolen car on the NSW Central Coast in March 2005.

Lawrence was due to face court over the pursuit one month later but she was arrested with 2.2kg of heroin strapped to her back and legs at Bali's airport, along with eight other Australians attempting to smuggle the drug.

She's set to finally face court over the car chase when she flies back to Sydney after she is released from an Indonesian prison on Wednesday, having served 12 years of a 20-year sentence.

"A 41-year-old woman has two outstanding warrants for offences including steal motor vehicle, drive unlicensed, speeding and fail to comply with police directions," a police spokesman told the newspaper.


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Published 15 November 2018 7:22am
Updated 15 November 2018 8:40am

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