Biggest Drug Bust in Taiwan’s History: Trojan Pandas Intercepted.

Pandas used to smuggle drugs into Taiwan

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment amphetamines, drug bust, drug smuggling, drugs, ketamine

A total of 1,783.5 kg of illicit drugs were intercepted in a shipment of goods that included children’s playground ornaments, tea, and car wax. Some of the drugs were hidden in fibreglass Panda statues and giant mushrooms designed to be placed in playgrounds. The drugs were first detected by Taichung customs officers on March 31. Police special investigation units were notified, and a coordinated effort was made between different agencies to track and arrest the recipients of the shipment. The

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March 2, 2016May 13, 2016 Phillip Charlier 14 Comments drug bust, drug smuggling, heroin

A twenty-two year-old New Zealand man was arrested at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport on February 29 carrying 2.7 kilograms of heroin sewn into the fabric of his backpack. Customs and immigration authorities thought the man was suspicious because of his flight path. The man, who has not been named, flew directly from New Zealand to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Then after a brief stop, he flew to Incheon Korea, where he boarded a flight to Taipei. After putting the backpack through

Taiwan police chase a woman carrying her 2 year old child on a stolen motorcyle

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July 31, 2015November 4, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment amphetamines, drugs, Kaohsiung, police-chase, social problems, stupid-drivers, Taiwan

Reading the Taiwan media every day, it’s obvious that Taiwan is in the grip of an amphetamine epidemic. Every day tales of violence and reckless, stupid behavior emerge, but are largely ignored in favor of stories about politics, celebrity gossip, and food. Today, a woman in Kaohsiung with multiple drug convictions led police on a chase for more than twelve minutes, traveling at reckless speeds, and into the path of oncoming traffic while carrying her 2 year old son. The kid was

A police officer holds a bag of amphetamines found concealed in the bellies of frozen tuna

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July 22, 2015December 30, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment amphetamines, crime, drug bust, drugs, Japan, Kaohsiung, narcotics, news, police, Taiwan, tuna

A huge haul of amphetamine was found in a in a refrigerated container at a wharf in Kaohsiung yesterday. 138 kilograms of the drug was concealed in the bellies of frozen tuna headed for Japan. The haul is estimated to be worth about 1.4 billion Japanese yen. Three men have been arrested in connection with the haul. Video below: Related Video

Picture of a woman arrested after an amphetamine-fueled incident at a Taiwanese temple

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July 20, 2015September 11, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment amphetamines, drugbust

At an undisclosed location in Hsinchu County, a 27 year old woman was arrested after going berserk at the local Land God Temple. When people turned up at dawn for their early morning exercise, they found the woman ranting and raving. When a temple volunteer tried to help her, she got violent. The police were called in and found her amphetamine pipe on the offering table and traces of the drug. After taking her to the station, they put the pipe

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