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Women Arrested for Smuggling £200,000 Heroin at Airport

12/21/2025

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Story summary

The two women were arrested at Kaohsiung International Airport for smuggling 115 heroin balls totaling 664 grams, worth about £200,000.
They were recruited by a criminal gang and offered cash and a trip to act as drug mules.
Border police apprehended the women on arrival from Thailand in September.
Coast Guard officials discovered the drugs hidden in their bodies.
Changhua District Prosecutors Office indicted them on drug charges in late October.

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Story summary

The two women were arrested at Kaohsiung International Airport for smuggling 115 heroin balls totaling 664 grams, worth about £200,000.
They were recruited by a criminal gang and offered cash and a trip to act as drug mules.
Border police apprehended the women on arrival from Thailand in September.
Coast Guard officials discovered the drugs hidden in their bodies.
Changhua District Prosecutors Office indicted them on drug charges in late October.