Bruneian man apprehended earlier this year while trying to smuggle nearly a kilogramme of heroin into China has been sentenced to life imprisonment
Bruneian man apprehended earlier this year while trying to smuggle nearly a kilogramme of heroin into China has been sentenced to life imprisonment, according to a statement issued by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) yesterdayThe man, whose name the NCB did not disclose, was tried by the Second Intermediate People’s Court of Tianjin.He was detained by Chinese authorities at Binhai International Airport on June 23 after being caught with 995.72 grammes of heroin hidden in the lining of his suitcase. He had arrived from Kuala Lumpur aboard AirAsia flight D72612.The Bruneian is believed to have been enticed into smuggling the drugs by an African man who heads an international drug syndicate, said the NCB.The African man reportedly lures people into becoming “drug mules” by chatting online and sets up meetings in Malaysia between his “contact” and the potential mules.The statement also said that the Australian authorities are continuing their investigation following the arrest of a Brune...