Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) A former police officer who was caught smuggling 126.4 kilograms of heroin into southern Taiwan last year has been found guilty of drug trafficking by the Pingtung District Court and sentenced to life in prison.
2020/12/10 15:09 Taiwanese law enforcement agents found heroin on a fishing trawler near Pingtung County Taiwanese law enforcement agents found heroin on a fishing trawler near Pingtung County (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A shipment of 126 kilograms of heroin originating in Myanmar was found on a vessel off southwest Taiwan, resulting in the termination of a supply route for the drug, Pingtung County prosecutors said Thursday (Dec. 10). Investigators estimate the 324 bricks had a total street value of NT$3 billion (US$106 million), CNA reported. The case began in March when the Coast Guard Administration in Kaohsiung received a tip-off about drug smugglers using fishing trawlers. After four months of investigation, agents boarded the Yi Feng Man off the coast of Pingtung County’s Hengchun Peninsula at 2 a.m. on July 24.