Kalynda Davis / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

Kalynda Davis / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

Kalynda Davis, the daughter of a former NSW police officer, left her home in Penrith and would not tell anyone where she was travelling last month, but told friends: “If you don’t hear from me, something’s gone wrong”.

Authorities claim the 22-year-old and Richmond man Peter Gardiner were allegedly stopped while trying to smuggle ice out of Guangzhou.

The pair flew from Sydney to China on November 5 and were scheduled to return three days later but were intercepted at the airport by Chinese authorities.

Customs officers allege they found at least 36kg of ice in the couple’s checked-in luggage during routine screening.

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Friends of Ms Davis said she only met Mr Gardiner, a New Zealand citizen, on Tinder just two weeks before their trip to China.

Senior police believe Mr Gardiner may have been recruited by an organised crime syndicate in Sydney to smuggle the drugs, which had a street value of $70- $80 million.

They were both said to be “clean skins” with no criminal records in Australia.

“It went south really quickly,” said one friend, who did not want to be identified.

“She was lovely. But she was always very strong-headed and marched to the beat of her own drum.

“When I first heard what was happening I thought ‘oh my God, that happened quickly’. I heard that she was going down a rough road, but I didn’t expect that.”

Ms Davis studied at Penrith Anglican College before moving to Penrith Christian School.

She was a talented athlete and had been working part-time in retail before she embarked on the ill-fated trip to China.

“It went from 0 to 10 in a period of months. She was always so hot-headed and brash with everything so it just got out of hand so quickly.”