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'Cobbler' of drug smuggling syndicate jailed, caned
Published on Nov 11, 2011
On Friday, Yubindra Bahadur Tamang pleaded guilty to trafficking in heroin and was sentenced to 21 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane. -- PHOTO: CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU
By Khushwant Singh
The heroin came from Bangkok hidden in the shoes of drug mules.
Yubindra Bahadur Tamang would unstitch their soles and transfer the drugs into shoes specially bought for the new couriers to take the heroin to Sydney, Australia.
On Friday, the 24-year-old Nepalese 'cobbler' pleaded guilty to trafficking in heroin and was sentenced to 21 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane.
The High Court heard he was arrested in Aug 2009 together with four other Nepalese and three South Koreans. All are men.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
