Taiwanese woman indicted for receiving marijuana packages in exchange for free drugs

Authorities in Taoyuan, Taiwan, have indicted a 35-year-old woman for her alleged role as a recipient in a drug trafficking operation. The woman, identified by the surname Liu, reportedly provided her personal details, including her name, address, and phone number, to a drug ring.

In exchange for providing her information to receive packages of marijuana sent from Canada, Liu was promised free methamphetamine. The scheme unraveled when a package containing 107 grams of dried marijuana, sent under Liu's name, was intercepted by customs officials at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on January 15.

Investigators from the Taoyuan Investigation Bureau arranged for the package, after its contents were removed, to be delivered to Liu's residence as planned by the drug ring. Liu was apprehended upon collecting the package. Prosecutors have charged Liu with violating the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act and the Smuggling Control Act. Given that Liu has a severe intellectual disability, prosecutors have requested the court consider a reduced sentence.