VIETNAM: FILIPINA RECEIVES DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING

A Filipino woman in southern Tay Ninh Province was sentenced to death on 9 October 2020 for smuggling about 5 kg of drugs.
Gabog Cortez Madelyn, 36, was discovered entering Tay Ninh from Cambodia through a border gate on 18 January. 
Customs officials found plastic bags hidden among her luggage containing the illegal substances, Tay Ninh People's Court heard, Thanh Nien reported.
Madelyn said she had visited Vietnam since 2017, working as a housekeeper in HCMC, which borders Tay Ninh.
On 13 January, she was hired by an unidentified person through social media to travel from HCMC to Cambodia to receive a suitcase, before delivering it to another contact back in the city. 
The culprit who had hired Madelyn paid her $500 for the job.
On 15 January, Madelyn traveled from HCMC to Cambodia on a bus. She then stayed at a hotel, before receiving the suitcase from a person at a local restaurant on 17 January.
On 18 January, Madelyn checked the suitcase’s contents and put some of her personal clothes inside. She then got on a bus to return to Vietnam, but was caught by customs officials the same day, Hai Quan Online reported.