MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections on Tuesday said convicted Taiwanese drug personality Yu Yuk Lai died Tuesday morning from complications due to COVID-19. BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag told reporters that Yu passed away at 9:47 a.m. from acute myocardial infarction or a heart attack. She was confined at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City where she stayed for seven days, with her COVID-19 condition said to have been critical. The Manila Regional Trial Court convicted Yu in September 2001 for drug trafficking along with her nephew. Come 2020, BuCor said it recovered P150,000 from Yu after a raid at the Correctional Institution for Women.

Source: Philippine Star May 11, 2021 13:30 UTC