News (Media Awareness Project) - Thailand: Death For Drugs |
| Title: | Thailand: Death For Drugs |
| Published On: | 2001-04-25 |
| Source: | Bangkok Post (Thailand) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-26 17:38:05 |
DEATH FOR DRUGS
Three Ghanaian nationals have been sentenced to death and a Togolese
national given life imprisonment on drug charges.
The Criminal Court yesterday handed down its verdict against Abdaila or
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf Umah, 27, all from
Ghana; and John Smith, 36, from Togo.
The four were arrested on July 31, 1998, in a police raid on a room in
Rajthewee Apartment in Makkasan area, where police found 9kg of heroin. The
Ghanaians denied the drug charges while Smith confessed.
Three Ghanaian nationals have been sentenced to death and a Togolese
national given life imprisonment on drug charges.
The Criminal Court yesterday handed down its verdict against Abdaila or
Andaila Mohamad, 40; Wahab Medina, 40; Chab Abdullanaf Umah, 27, all from
Ghana; and John Smith, 36, from Togo.
The four were arrested on July 31, 1998, in a police raid on a room in
Rajthewee Apartment in Makkasan area, where police found 9kg of heroin. The
Ghanaians denied the drug charges while Smith confessed.
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