Courtesy of Phnom Penh Post
Written by AFP
Friday, 18 April 2008
Dane faces 20 years or drug smuggling
Authorities have charged a Danish woman who allegedly tried to mail thousands of over-the-counter painkillers out of Cambodia with drug smuggling, a judge said on April 11. Axelexen Johanne Vinther, 45, was arrested at a post office in the Phnom Penh on April 9 as she tried to send 10,761 tablets containing codeine in packages to the United States and Canada, said security official Chhay Sinarith. The pills are readily available in Phnom Penh, but codeine is a restricted drug in most Western countries. “I have charged her with drugs trafficking,” said Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Chan Sinath. Vinther faces 20 years in prison if convicted. (AFP)
Written by AFP
Friday, 18 April 2008
Dane faces 20 years or drug smuggling
Authorities have charged a Danish woman who allegedly tried to mail thousands of over-the-counter painkillers out of Cambodia with drug smuggling, a judge said on April 11. Axelexen Johanne Vinther, 45, was arrested at a post office in the Phnom Penh on April 9 as she tried to send 10,761 tablets containing codeine in packages to the United States and Canada, said security official Chhay Sinarith. The pills are readily available in Phnom Penh, but codeine is a restricted drug in most Western countries. “I have charged her with drugs trafficking,” said Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Chan Sinath. Vinther faces 20 years in prison if convicted. (AFP)
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