9 hours ago, geisha said:

Well, I was mistaken. This 65 yr old from California was flagged as a drug trafficker. There was a tip off. Read it on mothership.sg

Doesnt mean I believe in the death sentence though. I believe she should be deported back home . 

If she's one and the same as this person (name and age match) then she has a long history of ignoring the law and caring little for consequences of getting caught - bang her up here for a few years and then deport back to US.

 

https://www.owyheeavalanche.com/pastissues/2016/10-26-16_5R3C.pdf

an American woman attempting to smuggle 4 kilograms of the drug “ice” (methamphetamine) en route to South Korea via Singapore.

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4kg of methamphetamine.

Certainly subject to Death Penalty when busted in SGP.

Does she have any strong Death Wish?

Or looking for a Free Accommodation for the rest of her life?

 

Was she rather lucky, arrested here, instead of at her next stop?

 

singapore's penalty for drug traffickers of 4kg methanfetamin - Google Search

Busted while smuggling out narcotics, one way ticket to BKK Hilton..

The authorities promptly charged her with attempting to export illicit narcotics without permission..

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Any cases where Illicit Narcotics are exported  With Permission?

6 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

 

singapore's penalty for drug traffickers of 4kg methanfetamin - Google Search

 

Am not getting any google hits for methanfetamin.

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Am not getting any google hits for methanfetamin.

 

 

Click on the web address below:

Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore | Home

 

They got a listing of various illegal drugs.

 

And click on Methamphetamine and its penalty.

You can see the following info.

 

Methamfetamine over 250g.

Death Penalty may apply.

 

 

On 2/24/2025 at 11:35 AM, bergenser1 said:

Lucky she wasn't caught in Singapore

 

Singapore recently reduce the penalty for drug traffickers(inacted in 2012, enforced in Jan.2023).

But with  Methamphetamine over 250g, still Death Penalty may apply.

 

Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore | Home

10 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

 

Click on the web address below:

Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore | Home

 

They got a listing of various illegal drugs.

 

And click on Methamphetamine and its penalty.

You can see the following info.

 

Methamfetamine over 250g.

Death Penalty may apply.

 

 

 

Methamfetamine ?

 

When I saw the headline, I first thought the trafficker must be the young stupid one.

But to my surprise, as she looked like over 65...

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Methamfetamine ?

 

 

Just missspelled.

Sounds almost like a suicide mission. Not too "sharp". 

 

https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/woman-arrested-phuket-airport-trying-smuggle-43kg-meth-luggage-singapore

Woman arrested at Phuket airport for trying to smuggle 4.3kg of meth in luggage to Singapore

A 65-year-old American woman was arrested at Phuket International Airport with 4.3kg of crystal methamphetamine, according to multiple reports.

The woman, identified as Melba Geraldine Sharp from California, was reportedly set to board Scoot Airways flight TR653 to South Korea via Singapore on Sunday (Feb 23), according to The Phuket News.

 

The methamphetamine, worth 1.29 million baht (S$51,500), was discovered after Sharp was flagged down during a routine risk assessment of passenger profiles, The Nation reported.

 

Officers had received a tip-off about possible drug smuggling through the airport and an X-ray screening revealed suspicious objects inside her suitcase, Customs director-general Theeraj Athanavanich told media.

 

While examining her luggage, police found four sets of bed sheets that were unusually heavy.

 

Authorities opened them to find rectangular packages wrapped in multiple layers of brown tape, Bangkok Post reported.

 

Chemical tests revealed the packages to contain the methamphetamine, weighing a total of 4.3kg.

 

Sharp was then arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle Category 1 narcotics and illegal possession of methamphetamine under Thailand's Narcotics Code and faces further legal proceedings, The Phuket News reported.

 

Under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Singapore, offenders convicted of trafficking, importing or exporting more than 250g of methamphetamine may face the death penalty.

On 2/24/2025 at 11:58 AM, kingstonkid said:

Get ready for her family to complain about the conditions granny has to live in, being unfair

 

There will be a mandatory GoFundMe link soon.

Just now, Dexxter said:

 

There will be a mandatory GoFundMe link soon.

She's not a Brit.

There is someone behind all this. I doubt a 65 year old lady could do that on her own in Thailand , even if she has a record in California for dug running.

She obviously wasn’t very «  professional « .

14 hours ago, Dexxter said:

 

There will be a mandatory GoFundMe link soon.

 

 I have a feeling, seeing her past record, that there are probably not many people going to come to her aid.  I also think that this is a case of her getting out of prison and not finding work so she took this to make some quick cash.  She is a mule, not the brains.  While she got caught, I would bet that there was someone else that got through.