MANILA, Philippines — A Filipina is facing the possibility of a death sentence after she was arrested for allegedly trafficking over 5.9 kilograms of shabu at a house in the town of Manggatal, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. The Star of Malaysia reported yesterday that Sabah police arrested the 32-year-old during a raid at about 12:12 a.m. on Tuesday. The Department of Foreign Affairs reported in March that at least 48 Filipino citizens are on death row in Malaysia. The country usually carries out its death penalty by hanging. The abolition of the death penalty for drug-related offenses in Malaysia has been put on hold, pending the outcome of an ongoing trial.

Source: Philippine Star July 24, 2019 16:07 UTC