A Cambodia court has sentenced a 22-year-old Thai woman to life imprisonment for trafficking 2.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from the United Arab Emirates.

Amphawan Kaewkanlaya claimed she was tricked into carrying the drugs by her Nigerian boyfriend's older brother. She was also fined 60 million riel (about 535,000 baht).


Police found packages of cocaine, totaling 2.5kg, hidden in boxes of Lindt chocolates in her luggage.

"The court has decided to give her a life sentence and a fine of 60 million riel to be put in the national budget," Phnom Penh Municipal Court presiding judge Heng Kessaror said in passing judgement on Thursday, January 5th.


"The court orders the confiscation of the drugs seized and other drug-related material to be destroyed," he added.



Amphawan said she would appeal the judgement and maintained she was innocent. During her trial last month she said she was unaware the package she accepted from her boyfriend’s brother, the boxes of Swiss chocolates, during her visit to the UAE contained drugs.



"It is so unjust for me. I will consider my appeal of the judgment to the Appeal Court,"she said.
During her trial last month, Amphawan said she traveled from Thailand to Dubai in March to visit her Nigerian boyfriend, Uche, and his family there.

Her boyfriend had paid for her airline tickets, visa, food and accommodation, she said. Before returning home last month, she was given the boxes of Lindt chocolates by Uche’s older brother, whose name she could not recall. He had asked her to take the chocolates to a friend of his in Cambodia.


She said she became aware the hidden drugs only when she was detained at Phnom Penh International Airport and police inspected the boxes.

Police seized 2,594 grammes of cocaine and charged her with transporting an illicit drug, possession and trafficking.

Sad

its too bad 22 to life imprisonment, mehn be mindful of those you hang out with

hmmmmm. sorry madam

NCAN reportin live from lag

time:12:40a.m

password:*UCHE* I repeat *UCHE*


location:brownroof creatures off flatzhead road alaba international lagos

We don't know which side of the story to belief..i pity her sha

Her story is true but has been seasoned just a little bit believe me I have spirit of discernment

Cntl C++


They are thou.... I won't calm them flattyre


I won't call them dopi spell backward



But they are enemy of states

A woman, not a girl.

Her Nigerian boyfriend's name is UCHE.

Awon Olori Pelebe keeping it real!

In my humble capacity as the Secretary General (Worldwide) NCAN, i cut this tape and declare this thread authentic and therefore commissioned!

We shall NEVER be disappointed!

Let the party begin!

**** Please not alll Nigerians are drugdealers. ****
Only some people from the other side of the Niger are. Mod, stop editing my comments. Ban me instead

Too bad....
Thou bad government pushed us to the wall.
Most of us does so many dirty things to survive.

If the government has done their part, crime rate won't be this high. But my beloved tribe need to take it easy.
Thou not all igbos are into drug pushing and illegal business, the same way not all Yoruba's are ritualist.

It will be very bad if you put the blame on a tribe instead of the particular individual.
Remember bad news travel faster and some tribalist only dig out bad news about a particular tribe just to watch his follow bigots romance on that tribe.
Thou not supporting any crime.....
Nairaland is the main forum that propagate hate and tribalism.

they av upgraded to using people not they themselves again

I pity the girl o

Really sad. lll

They are even merciful. A Cambodian woman in Canada. But if a Canadian woman in Cambodia na hanging straight!

I believe some NCAN will be disappointed

subtlemee:
We don't know which side of the story to belief..i pity her sha

sexy?

How will she pay the fine when they gave her a life sentence ?

It's pathetic....

Nigerians always washing dirty linens outside...

If Trump ban them now they will be shouting that he is a racist

Sorry lady, I pray you have a better evidence...

No weapon fashion against us this month shall prosper...


May every "UCHE" in our life be exposed!....

oblak00:
Rip

Buhari will be alive and ruling when your own obituary will be pasted. No be curse. Kontinu

" she was given the boxes of Lindt chocolates by Uche’s older brother, whose name she could not recall."

o ga o

Even without going through the content of this news
My first impression was''na Ipod e go be nah"
Those guys have perfected the art of drug peddling

oblak00:
Rip

Bro,
Watch your comment.
You might leave this world faster before the man in question.
If you are in doubt, Google about Dr Azikiwe death wish and burial arrangements and the subsequent curse that followed all those who did that.

kwantinu una hear......
veli veli soon dis gehs wil
stop roving us

Hnmmm. It will always be connected to Nigerians.

Why always us?

Imagine wasting this poor girl's life.

Neddstark:
Poor woman. Sometimes I just wish these people could get their nation. Please not alll Nigerians are drugdealers. Only a specific people at the east of the Niger river are.

i tell u. make dem go, make peace reign

ahhhh