Source: The Daily Telegraph. Lisa Marie when she was released on bail in Thailand, 1996.

Lisa Marie Smith was just twenty when she was arrested at Bangkok Airport in 1996 for attempting to board a plane to Japan with a backpack filled with drugs – four kilograms of “opium resin” and 565 amphetamines.

She was sentenced to prison but escaped on bail and soon became Interpol’s most wanted woman.

Until now.

New photos have emerged of Lisa Marie Smith smiling and smoking outside a coffee shop.

The Sun claims the now 38-year-0ld woman is living in Dublin, running a cafe with her boyfriend. It appears she leads a rather normal life – arriving at the cafe most mornings and staying until late into the evening.

A source told the newspaper:

Former Melbourne girl, Lisa Marie Smith is more famous for her escape than her conviction.

Her father, Terry White, was a hotshot businessman who made millions in the insurance sector after moving his family from Australia to London. But in the 90s he channelled all his efforts into freeing his rebellious daughter from Thailand’s notorious women’s prison after she’d served five months in jail.

At the time, it gave further proof to the sentiment that a person is above the law if they’re rich. After her father got involved, her charges were downgraded from possession of opium resin to hashish. This made it easier for her to be given bail. The pricetag? $74,000. Her father paid it immediately.

Within moments, Lisa Marie had left Thailand. How?

News Ltd’s, Andrew Rule writes:

Her father, Terry, now aged 66, is listed as one of the Dublin cafe’s two directors.

The woman suspected as being Lisa Marie was approached by The Sun newspaper. According to them, she refused to talk to them, saying: “Give me your number and I will call you.”

She was then driven away by her partner.

Irish police have alerted Interpol.

Do you think she should be held accountable?