Japanese woman held for drug smuggling in Malaysia claims she was duped

Thursday 05th November, 06:42 AM JST

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combinibento at 03:26 PM JST - 5th November

Most Japanese women even in their own country would not stop to give the time of day to a stranger-foreigner, much less agree to take one's bag into another country - particularly one in which they announce during the airplane's descent that smuggling carries a "mandatory death sentence." She has no credibility at all.
techall at 03:28 PM JST - 5th November

Check her bank account and see how many BIG deposits she has made recently.
bamboohat at 03:49 PM JST - 5th November

If she is guilty, and I suspect she is, I doubt she was doing it on her own accord. An ex nurse wouldn't voluntarily get herself into the drug trade.

She owes somebody.Or at least she used to. Whoever she owed will write her off and simply move on to the next unfortunate mule.

She'll likely spend the rest of her life in utter despair and depression while waiting to be hanged.

What a horrible thing to happen.
combinibento at 03:57 PM JST - 5th November

Well, assuming she did in fact "owe" someone, she should have chosen another route to smuggling. Even selling her body. Pimpin' ain't easy (especially for a 35 year old) but it's easier than trying to pull a fast one on the Malaysian customs officials.
numbskull at 04:02 PM JST - 5th November

An ex nurse wouldn't voluntarily get herself into the drug trade.

I was thinking the exact opposite. Nurses know a lot about drugs.
DXXJP at 04:03 PM JST - 5th November

Are all these trips via Dubai because this isnt a drug hotspot i can guarantee you that. The yak defiantly does not have a presence here, and i doubt the drugs are manufactured here.

For the yak its easier to get them from NK floated in by what ever means. Im not saying she is innocent as her story doesn't hold water with me, but i also dont see Dubai as a jump off point either.
moonbeams at 05:35 PM JST - 5th November

Most Japanese women even in their own country would not stop to give the time of day to a stranger-foreigner

I've had countless experiences of being helped by women I didn't know who went way out of their way to help me when I dropped money, a pen, looked lost, etc..

Moderator: Stay on topic please.
Feekalmatter at 09:48 PM JST - 5th November

Dope sucks...
PepinGalarga at 10:38 PM JST - 5th November

there's no way this lady is getting out of this one. They took advantage of her nationality to avoid profiling, but since they were checking all bags... If she did this many times before, just check her accounts in Japan and if she has any cash stashed around.
knews at 12:43 AM JST - 6th November

All sounds very dodgy. I mean, the supposed Middle Eastern person wouldn't just give someone he didn't know well drugs to be smuggled out of Dubai and into Malaysia. Very strange to bring drugs into Malaysia anyway. A bit like that Australian lady who got caught smuggling marijuana into Bali. Why smuggle into a country where the drugs are worth far less? Or was it just transit? Anyway, guess we need to know more about who she is. Was she a tourist who travels to the same countries a lot or a businesswoman?
JHansen at 02:11 AM JST - 6th November

In the end we have courts to determine guilt. One cannot surmise that she is guilty or innocent simply by reading a few, often censored news stories. That is why I am going to assume innocence until she is proven guilty. I know that is not how the "justice" system may work in Malaysia but I am going to withhold judgment until I have the facts or she is found guilty by a fair court of law. Having said that, I do not believe death for drugs is justice, at least not in a civilized society. I hope that citizens of Japan and Europe as well as the respective governments use all means to pressure those nations that use the death penalty in non-violent cases to end such draconian practices. In the end really hope the woman is not executed no matter what.
kimmiekim28 at 09:18 AM JST - 6th November

Thanks knews and JHansen...I totally agree with you. We can make all sorts of conclusions and assumptions, but in the end we really know nothing about the specifics of this case and this woman. I will be keeping my fingers crossed that her human rights will be respected, and that--if indeed she was knowingly involved in the drug smuggling--that others further up the chain will also come to justice.
Miyaratmosphere at 09:23 AM JST - 6th November

I must agree with JHansen and Kimmiekim28 on this..At the end, this woman, no matter what, if found guilty..jail time would be enough. Since this crime is NON-VIOLENT in nature, a death sentence seems too harsh. Think if she was part of your family...damn.
SA22C at 11:16 PM JST - 6th November

Sorry drug grower, packager, mule, dealer, all the same to me Roast all of them. She can make as many excuses as she wants, the amount of trips indicates at the minimum a passing understanding of the possible consequences. Nobody in their right mind will carry a "package" for anybody regardless of the nationality of the person in question
papaclanc at 11:39 PM JST - 10th November

Hey Moderator, I think moonbeams WAS on topic with the comment about being helped, as it related directly to a claim (quoted in fact by moonbeams) made by another poster about the wariness of JP women toward strangers.