A seventy -year -old man from the Netherlands was arrested on Thursday at an airport of Laos. 5.8 kilos of heroin was found in his suitcases, reports the Laotian Ministry of Finance.
Employees of the customs and border police in Laos found the drugs in the man’s two suitcases. The drugs were hidden behind a lining of a kind of shiny foil. De Telegraaf reports that it was a routine check at the International Airport Wattay in the capital Vientiane.
The drug discovery has been transferred to the police and the Dutchman was taken to the police station. There, legal proceedings against him will be started.
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that drug possession is punishable in the Asian country. In Laos, the penalties vary from a fine to the death penalty. There is already a lifelong prison sentence for taking one XTC pill for your own use.
A seventy-year-old man from the Netherlands was arrested on Thursday at an airport in Laos. 5.8 Kilos or Heroin Were Found in His Suitcases, Accordance to the Laotian Ministry of Finance.
Employees of Customs and Border Police in Laos Found the Drugs in the Man’s Two Suitcases. The substances were hidden bewind a lining or a child or shiny foil. De Telegraaf Reports That It was a routine check at Wattay International Airport in the Capital Vientiane.
The Drug Discovery Has Been handed over to the Police and the Dutchman Has Been tasks to the Police Station. A Legal Procedure Will Be Started Against Him There.
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reports That Drug Possession is Punishable in the Asian Country. In Laos, Penalties range from a fine to the death penalty. Taking even one ecstasy Pill for Personal Use Carries A Life Sentence.