MALAYSIA: TWO THAI MEN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling
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a Malaysian court has sentenced two Thai nationals to death by hanging for smuggling more than 20 kilograms of cannabis into the country, a news report said.
Iproheng Yeetuwa, 37 and Mueseh Mahsae, 44, were caught in the northern Kedah state in 2009 with 21.6 kilogrammes of cannabis.
Both men claimed they were not aware of the drugs found in their tourist van, but the High Court judge ruled the defence was unsubstantiated, the New Straits Times reported.
Iproheng Yeetuwa, 37 and Mueseh Mahsae, 44, were caught in the northern Kedah state in 2009 with 21.6 kilogrammes of cannabis.
Both men claimed they were not aware of the drugs found in their tourist van, but the High Court judge ruled the defence was unsubstantiated, the New Straits Times reported.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Monsters & Critics, 01/07/2011)
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