Japanese woman accused of drug trafficking appears in Malaysia court

Thursday 12th November, 06:53 AM JST

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DXXJP at 04:47 PM JST - 12th November

There are wives working in soapland to pay off their husbands debts. So who knows what this woman's motive was. I cant believe she was getting it from Dubai when the yak have a steady supply from NK. And as far as I know there are no direct flights from here to narita, but singapore and malaysia fly from here to their terminals and on to narita. She would have had to sit for about 12 hours to wait for the next flight. So Im wondering if this was in a check in bag, because I have never been screened as long as I stayed in the terminal, or she was making the delivery there.
nandakandamanda at 06:20 PM JST - 12th November

The top drugs bosses study unusual routes where checks are likely to be light. No need to fly them direct. No-one expects drugs to come in from Dubai, which is exactly why it was 'good' from their point of view, for a time.
stirfry at 06:28 PM JST - 12th November

at the end of the day, motive doesn't matter, and the fact that death is too severe a penalty also doesn't matter...only one thing matters: she violated the written law of a sovereign country
nandakandamanda at 06:58 PM JST - 12th November

I never said the death penalty was too severe. Just that it's the wrong person. stirfry, her boss already did the calculation. He's not the one to get caught if anything goes wrong.
stirfry at 09:38 PM JST - 12th November

wasn't referring to you, nanda
seesaw at 09:56 PM JST - 12th November

They should make her snort all 4.7 kilos and if she lives or has any remaining brain function set her free.

This is the only amusing poster I came across in the link...:)
JHansen at 08:20 AM JST - 13th November

Nice to see that guilt has be ascertained by the "experts" posting here today. Why not just skip all the fuss and hang here now!

Nobody should die for drugs. This goes for the US as well as all the SE Asian nations that have barbaric drug laws!
boboh at 04:35 PM JST - 13th November

JHansen,

Agreed but that aint gonna change the fact that this woman is in big, big trouble and will probably be executed. She should have known the risk. The Malaysians dont muck around when it comes to drugs at airports.
netrek at 07:49 PM JST - 13th November

Only drug lords and high ranking cartel members should be executed. I have no respect for Malaysia. Every day innocent Christians are bullied, oppressed and harassed (including rape, false imprisonment, torture and murder) by Muslims in Malaysia all with the blessing of the stupid government! And most Muslim Malays turn a blind eye to it and just don't care which makes then equally culpable. Malaysia like most Islamic states has absolutely no repect for minority religions and it disgusts me. God will be bringing judgement to Malaysia for touching His Children. Amen.
bobbafett at 01:11 AM JST - 14th November

In tough times Japanese are turning to crime and international crime. The only reason for the low crime rate was abundant wealth. As Japans economy continues to contract, look for more crime like this.
airrunwesker at 07:24 AM JST - 15th November

I believe she was set up. She has obviosuly travled before and would know that Malaysia does not frack around with this issue. & a 35-year-old former nurse would know people if she needed or wanted something like that. No one disputes the "sovereign country" of Malaysia... While I do have a bad feeling about this case that she is 100% innocent. And I do not like the negative comments about Malaysia. I am speaking as a good Christian Shitno married to a Malay woman. I have never been treated in a bad way. And if she is not innocent, they could always "say" they killed her, give her a new identity, and go after the ones she works for!
Damien15 at 12:27 PM JST - 17th November

I too have no respect for Malasia and will never visit that cruel country. They are living in the past and seems like it's getting worse. If they execute this woman, they are nothing but brutal killers and don't deserve life themselves.
Netgaijin at 06:39 PM JST - 17th November

This is not a time and place for one to show their hatred towards a country. While I do agree that death penalty is too harsh esp for cases like this where this nurse 'seems' innocent and victimized, you have to understand that drugs are a cause of death to many and destruction to many more families. So, though the person handling drugs is not directly involved in killing someone, the act itself endangers life of many unknown people. That is why, I cannot blame Malyasia or any other country for that matter for having the capital punishment for such an offense. I will also not agree that a country that gives death sentence for such a crime is living in past. Drugs are causing more damage today than they did in the past. And to forgive drug handlers and put to risk so many others is in itself a criminal act. If one is found guilty by a fair and open trial, one should respect the law of the land. Drug trafickking has to be eliminated, examples have to be set.
dolphingirl at 07:22 PM JST - 17th November

Netgaijin: I agree that one should respect the laws of a country but I have to disagree that drug smugglers/dealers should shoulder all of the blame for any damage they cause to society. People choose to buy and do drugs. And all drugs are harmful to some extent; illegal and legal. I think methamphetamine is in the top ten of most dangerous drugs but then again so are alcohol and tabacco. (Cannabis, LSD and ecstasy are actually considered safer than alcohol and tabacco)

I think the punishment should be relative to the drug's potential harm on society. In addition, I doubt if drugs are causing more damage today than they did in the past. The war on drugs is probably far more damaging. Ideally, I think all drugs should be decriminalized, classified, and regulated. Then people should be educated so they have a better understanding about their benefits & risks and they can decide for themselves.

The death penalty is far too harsh for this crime. I hope she gets off with a much lighter sentence.
Netgaijin at 07:32 PM JST - 17th November

dolphingirl: You have a point.