Appeals Court upholds Thai woman's drug trafficking conviction


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the conviction of a tudung seller who had been caught at the Thailand border importing drugs instead of headscarves.

Thai national Rattana Phinthong, 35, was accused of trafficking about 2.8kg of methamphetamine at the Bukit Kayu Hitam immigration checkpoint in Kubang Pasu, Kedah on Aug 3, 2012.

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