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Title: Spanish woman given life in prison for drug trafficking
Post by: Admin on March 25, 2011, 05:49:08 PM

Spanish woman given life in prison for drug trafficking
The Nation 2011-03-24

A Thai court on Thursday sentenced a Spanish woman to life in prison for attempting to smuggle 2.9 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine out of the country.

The Bangkok Criminal Court initially handed Maria Nieves Garcia Alcaraz, 52, the death sentence but commuted it to life imprisonment because Alcaraz pleaded guilty.

She was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport in August, after 2,914 grams of crystal methamphetamines was found in her luggage.

Alcaraz was in transit at the airport, arriving from Ethiopia and heading for Bali, Indonesia.

Title: Re: Spanish woman given life in prison for drug trafficking
Post by: isanbirder on March 25, 2011, 06:26:17 PM

Quite right.  I have no sympathy for her.

Title: Re: Spanish woman given life in prison for drug trafficking
Post by: nookiebear on March 25, 2011, 07:14:53 PM

Quote from: isanbirder on March 25, 2011, 06:26:17 PM

Quite right.  I have no sympathy for her.

Hear Hear

Title: Re: Spanish woman given life in prison for drug trafficking
Post by: Fish on March 26, 2011, 01:53:27 AM

Does life mean life in Thailand (the only way you leave is feet first)? Or like in the UK for instance it may only be say 15 years

Title: Re: Spanish woman given life in prison for drug trafficking
Post by: den Buut on March 26, 2011, 07:20:15 PM

Shouldn't they be glad she wanted it out of the country? spot1
Now for real, these punishments are too extreme and it shows that it don't stop people from doing it, it's not like they cought a big fish of a drug cartel, probably some addicted looser that needs some cash. bravo1