Court upholds death sentence of China drug smuggler

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the death sentence imposed on a Chinese woman for trafficking 2,156.8gm of methamphetamine inside three pillows in her luggage at the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang.

A three-man panel chaired by Justice Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid unanimously dismissed the appeal by Yan Lanhua, in her 30s, to set aside her conviction and death sentence passed by the Shah Alam High Court on Sept 28, 2017.