Thread: Two Thai Women Caught With 1.93kg Of Cocaine In Belly

Two Thai Women Caught With 1.93kg Of Cocaine In Belly

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Two Thai women who became couriers for international drug syndicates were paid RM5,000 per trip for swallowing 1.93kg of cocaine worth RM480,000.

Kuala Lumpur narcotic CID chief ACP Kang Chez Chiang said the women aged 25 and 37 were used by syndicates to smuggle drugs from South America to Thailand using Malaysia as a transit point.

He said the cocaine swallowed in capsules could remain intact for three days to one week as it was covered in at least three layers.

The Thai women were picked up by police in an operation just before they boarded buses to the north at Puduraya bus terminal on July 3.

Kang said police did not find drugs on the 25 year-old but x-ray at Kuala Lumpur Hospital revealed the presence of several lumps, believed drugs in her stomach.

"The suspect was detained in hospital for seven days where 98 capsules weighing 1.1 kg, believed cocaine were flushed from her system."

She was detained under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC).

In another case, police detained a 37 year-old Thai woman for smuggling cocaine using a similar method.

"During her detention at Kuala Lumpur Hospital, 67 capsules of cocaine weighing 878 gms were recovered from the suspect. We believe there are several more capsules in her body," he said.

The woman was remanded until July 14 under Section 117 of CPC. The cases were investigated under Section 39(B), Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

In another case, two people including a woman were detained together with Eramin, Ecstacy and Ketamine worth RM50,000 in a raid on a condominium in Jalan Sungai Besi on July 7.

Police seized 1,300 Eramin pills, 5,605 Ecstacy pills and 432.64 gms of drugs believed to be Ketamine.

Kang said urine tests showed that the 38 and 22 year-old suspects with two criminal records were positive drugs and had been actively distributing drugs since six months ago.

They were remanded until July 13 under Section 117 of CPC. The case was investigated under Section 39(B) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death sentence.

bernama.com

Well, if it's a mandatory death penalty and they are found guilty then it is pretty certain that repeat offenders are not to frequent.
Sounds pretty good to me.

98 and 67 are odd numbers for the capsules. I reckon the doctors who pumped their stomach's kept a few for themselves.

Originally Posted by Mid

Two Thai women who became couriers for international drug syndicates were paid RM5,000 per trip for swallowing 1.93kg of cocaine worth RM480,000.

not really much of the profits for them...

Originally Posted by Mid

"The suspect was detained in hospital for seven days where 98 capsules weighing 1.1 kg, believed cocaine were flushed from her system."

98 capsules, presumably the size of a small condom or something, that is some determined swallowing.

11.2g per capsule. That's pretty big.

Shopped by the syndicates to keep the cops happy.

http://www.erimin.com/

^A link to a website about happy 5 - Why?

Woman gets death for drug trafficking in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 19 : A Malaysian court has sentenced a 26-year-old Thai woman to death for drug trafficking, a media report said Friday.

Phrueksa Taemchim, who works as a waitress in Thailand, did not react when the sentence was translated to her by an interpreter, The Star newspaper reported.

She had swallowed 98 capsules of cocaine.

High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah Thursday ruled that the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt.

Defence counsel K. Viknes told the court that his client was a first-time offender and had a child in Thailand.

Phrueksa was charged with trafficking 713.8 gm of cocaine.

The capsules were revealed during an X-ray at a Kuala Lumpur hospital.

She was held at the Puduraya bus terminal July 3 last year. She had boarded a flight from Buenos Aires to Kuala Lumpur before going to the bus stand to make her way to Thailand.

newkerala.com

Originally Posted by Mid

Phrueksa Taemchim, who works as a waitress in Thailand,

That was nice of the authorities to let her keep going to work all this time.

smuggle drugs from South America to Thailand using Malaysia as a transit point.

seems rather stupid to use malaysia as a transit point ?

I feel sorry for her regardless, stupid I know, but she's a dumb mule and no doubt lacking in education and prospects.

5000 RMB for death.

Malaysia and Singapore have been hanging drug-runners for over 30 years without any prospect of mercy. Their justication is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the deterrent factor is a successful policy, some might wonder why they still hang as many as they did a generation ago, . Logically, the threat of a death sentence does not deter the drug chiefs as they never expose themselves to the risk of being caught carrying. As for the mules, it is a case of ignorance or financial necessity that costs them their lives.

Originally Posted by joannevel69

Malaysia and Singapore have been hanging drug-runners for over 30 years without any prospect of mercy. Their justication is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the deterrent factor is a successful policy, some might wonder why they still hang as many as they did a generation ago, . Logically, the threat of a death sentence does not deter the drug chiefs as they never expose themselves to the risk of being caught carrying. As for the mules, it is a case of ignorance or financial necessity that costs them their lives.

You seem to be dismissing the death penalty as a deterrent on the basis (will take your word on it) that they are still catching as many drug runners as they were catching 30 years ago. Then you start taking of logic as though your previous statement made any sense. Could it not be that intel, technology and understanding have improved detection rates, and or that there are more mules coming through than there were 30 years ago?

In fact if logic is at all relevant, a wild guess says Singapore/Malay-style capital punishment for drug traffickers is more of a deterrent than Western-style 8-10 mollycoddled years and out in 3. What do you think?

There is no visa requirement between Peru and Thailand.

What a waste of lives ,stupid stupid girls ,,,,,,,,,

Originally Posted by keda

Originally Posted by joannevel69

Malaysia and Singapore have been hanging drug-runners for over 30 years without any prospect of mercy. Their justication is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the deterrent factor is a successful policy, some might wonder why they still hang as many as they did a generation ago, . Logically, the threat of a death sentence does not deter the drug chiefs as they never expose themselves to the risk of being caught carrying. As for the mules, it is a case of ignorance or financial necessity that costs them their lives.

You seem to be dismissing the death penalty as a deterrent on the basis (will take your word on it) that they are still catching as many drug runners as they were catching 30 years ago. Then you start taking of logic as though your previous statement made any sense. Could it not be that intel, technology and understanding have improved detection rates, and or that there are more mules coming through than there were 30 years ago?

In fact if logic is at all relevant, a wild guess says Singapore/Malay-style capital punishment for drug traffickers is more of a deterrent than Western-style 8-10 mollycoddled years and out in 3. What do you think?

We may have different perceptions of what is logical. Take Malaysia as an example - it has had a mandatory death penalty for drug possession and trafficking for at least 25 years and many lowly mules have paid the ultimate penalty for their stupidity or greed or desperation or naivety. The harsh penalties are spelt out to those entering Malaysia. For most generally law-abiding people this record of merciless execution would re-inforce the lesson - if it was needed - not to deal in or possess drugs. The fact that there are still 300 people on death row in Malaysia and that, as one swings, another joins the queue, seems to me to say that the death penalty does not actually deter many of those most likely to break the law (due to their stupidity or greed or desperation or naivety); or, at least, does not deter them until they are convicted and face a grim wait for a grim and premature end.

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My version of logic tells me that, if the threat of the death penalty had succeeded in deterring those it needed to deter, there would not still be 300 people awaiting execution in Malaysia, many of them for drug offences, a full generation after the mandatory death penalty was introduced.

Originally Posted by taxexile

seems rather stupid to use malaysia as a transit point ?

yes and no , same rational as Singapore ,

when you arrive in Aus for example you'll be a lot more likely to a full search if your flight originated in Bkk than you would if your flight originated in KL .

Originally Posted by joannevel69

Malaysia and Singapore have been hanging drug-runners for over 30 years without any prospect of mercy. Their justication is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the deterrent factor is a successful policy, some might wonder why they still hang as many as they did a generation ago, . Logically, the threat of a death sentence does not deter the drug chiefs as they never expose themselves to the risk of being caught carrying. As for the mules, it is a case of ignorance or financial necessity that costs them their lives.

Exactly - capital punishment just ensures the real criminals use mules who, to them, are expendable. Malaysia can hang a thousand of them and the people behind the scenes will just hire a thousand more. What a daft policy and waste of life.

As usual in Asia it enables the Authorities to appear tough when in reality they are achieving nothing.

Originally Posted by joannevel69

Originally Posted by keda

Originally Posted by joannevel69

Malaysia and Singapore have been hanging drug-runners for over 30 years without any prospect of mercy. Their justication is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the deterrent factor is a successful policy, some might wonder why they still hang as many as they did a generation ago, . Logically, the threat of a death sentence does not deter the drug chiefs as they never expose themselves to the risk of being caught carrying. As for the mules, it is a case of ignorance or financial necessity that costs them their lives.

You seem to be dismissing the death penalty as a deterrent on the basis (will take your word on it) that they are still catching as many drug runners as they were catching 30 years ago. Then you start taking of logic as though your previous statement made any sense. Could it not be that intel, technology and understanding have improved detection rates, and or that there are more mules coming through than there were 30 years ago?

In fact if logic is at all relevant, a wild guess says Singapore/Malay-style capital punishment for drug traffickers is more of a deterrent than Western-style 8-10 mollycoddled years and out in 3. What do you think?

We may have different perceptions of what is logical. Take Malaysia as an example - it has had a mandatory death penalty for drug possession and trafficking for at least 25 years and many lowly mules have paid the ultimate penalty for their stupidity or greed or desperation or naivety. The harsh penalties are spelt out to those entering Malaysia. For most generally law-abiding people this record of merciless execution would re-inforce the lesson - if it was needed - not to deal in or possess drugs. The fact that there are still 300 people on death row in Malaysia and that, as one swings, another joins the queue, seems to me to say that the death penalty does not actually deter many of those most likely to break the law (due to their stupidity or greed or desperation or naivety); or, at least, does not deter them until they are convicted and face a grim wait for a grim and premature end.

Protesting against death penalty for drug possession in Malaysia | Demotix.com

My version of logic tells me that, if the threat of the death penalty had succeeded in deterring those it needed to deter, there would not still be 300 people awaiting execution in Malaysia, many of them for drug offences, a full generation after the mandatory death penalty was introduced.

It also seems your version of logic is to ignore whatever doesn't suit your purpose.

I repeat: "In fact if logic is at all relevant, a wild guess says Singapore/Malay-style capital punishment for drug traffickers is more of a deterrent than Western-style 8-10 mollycoddled years and out in 3. What do you think?"

Now, is that statement logical, or is your version more logical because it totally ignores that statement?

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

Originally Posted by joannevel69

Malaysia and Singapore have been hanging drug-runners for over 30 years without any prospect of mercy. Their justication is that the death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the deterrent factor is a successful policy, some might wonder why they still hang as many as they did a generation ago, . Logically, the threat of a death sentence does not deter the drug chiefs as they never expose themselves to the risk of being caught carrying. As for the mules, it is a case of ignorance or financial necessity that costs them their lives.

Exactly - capital punishment just ensures the real criminals use mules who, to them, are expendable. Malaysia can hang a thousand of them and the people behind the scenes will just hire a thousand more. What a daft policy and waste of life.

As usual in Asia it enables the Authorities to appear tough when in reality they are achieving nothing.

This argues against the death penalty as a deterrent because the barons do not themselves mule. We are talking of the death penalty as a deterrent to drug runners, not who it should be applied to.

For example, using your same line it could be further argued that mules should be instantly forgiven and repatriated, since they are obviously from the easily exploited poorer and less educated ranks.

In this case why imprison or punish them at all, since as you say for each thousand mules captured the barons will simply employ another thousand?

Originally Posted by keda

For example, using your same line it could be further argued that mules should be instantly forgiven and repatriated, since they are obviously from the easily exploited poorer and less educated ranks.

In this case why imprison or punish them at all, since as you say for each thousand mules captured the barons will simply employ another thousand?

you have asked the correct questions ,

now

can you answer them ?

Not at all. But no way would I start by removing the deterrent of the death penalty.

I disagree that this should be turned into a moral/social issue of exploitation of the masses. While there is no argument that muling is indeed exploitation, this is outranked by the state's prohibition and punishment. In other words, the laws of the state outweigh any perceived obligation by that state to prevent every individual (in this case worldwide) from breaking the law.

Certain drugs are illegal, and in some countries punishable by death. If you choose to take the risk then by all means call on TD do-gooders for sympathy, but not for your defense.

Originally Posted by keda

the deterrent of the death penalty.

obviously a fallacy

^ it does wonders for lowering the re-offending rate.