Drug Trafficking: Desperate Kenyan Woman Sentenced To Death In Malaysia

A Kenyan woman has been sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia.

A Malaysian court on Sunday dished out the death sentence after it found the woman guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine four years ago.

According to the Malaysian Daily Express, Rose Achieng Ojala had stuffed three capsules of the drug into her private parts. She also swallowed another 68 capsules, with all weighing about 400gm.

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Ojala was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after arriving from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on November 30, 2013.

An immigration officer was said to have noticed her suspicious body movement during the regular luggage inspection, which led to a further request for a full body inspection. Upon searching her, three capsules of methamphetamine weighing more than 20g were found in her underwear.

The woman then claimed she was pregnant and was later taken to the Serdang Hospital, where an X-ray examination revealed that she had swallowed 68 capsules weighing 380gm.

Ojala, however, later admitted that her boyfriend was behind the drug trafficking. She said he stuffed the capsules into her private parts before she boarded the flight.

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Having possession and drug trafficking in Malaysia is illegal under the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1962.

Possession of either amphetamine, methamphetamine or dextroamphetamine can result to being sentenced to 15 years jail and 10 strokes of the rotan while a trafficker could be sentenced to death by hanging.

The mother of three, who is allegedly HIV positive, fainted before her hearing and had to be wheeled into the courtroom in a wheelchair.

The presiding judge while delivering his judgment said the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.

“You are found guilty and there is no other punishment under Section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1962 except the death sentence,” he said.

Ojala was also sentenced to an additional three years in jail for the methamphetamine in her underwear.