Taiwanese man sentenced to 6-year prison term in S. Korea for smuggling meth from Cambodia
BUSAN, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- A Taiwanese national has been sentenced to six years ...
A Taiwanese man in his 70s has been sentenced to six years in prison by a district court in Busan, South Korea, for attempting to smuggle 5.1 kilograms of methamphetamine from Cambodia, according to the court's ruling on September 6. The defendant, who was indicted after allegedly receiving a suitcase containing the drugs at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, claimed during the trial that he was unaware the contents were illegal and believed they were security tokens.
He argued that a British man he met through an acquaintance presented himself as working for the International Monetary Fund and offered him $1 million to deliver the suitcase as part of a money laundering scheme. However, the court found the defendant guilty, stating that he must have been aware that the suitcase could contain drugs, based on his statements made during the trial.
The court noted the substantial amount of methamphetamine involved and the defendant's denial of the charges without acknowledging his wrongdoing.
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