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A 70-year-old Dutchman was arrested at Wattay International Airport in Laos with 5.8 kilos of heroin in his luggage. The drugs were hidden in blankets covered in aluminum foil in two suitcases, local media reported. The find was on May 29 and was made during a routine check, the Laotian Times reported. According to De Telegraaf, which reported on the man's arrest today, the man could receive a life sentence if found guilty. The drug bust in whic…
A 70-year-old Dutchman was arrested at Laos International Airport with 5.8 kilos of heroin in his luggage. He faces a life sentence in Laos, a country notorious for its brutal prison conditions.
A 70-year-old Dutchman was arrested at Laos airport on Thursday after 5.8 kilos of heroin were found in his luggage. This was reported by the Laotian Ministry of Finance. Employees of customs and border police, among others, found the drugs in two of the man's suitcases, hidden behind a lining of a kind of shiny foil. According to De Telegraaf, which was the first to report the arrest on Sunday, it was a routine check.
Dutch man, 70, faces life sentence in Laos after 5.8 kilos of heroin found in luggage
A 70-year-old Dutch man was arrested at an international airport in Laos after authorities discovered 5.8 kilograms of heroin concealed in his luggage. The man now faces a possible life sentence in the country, which is notorious for its harsh prison conditions, according to De Telegraaf.
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