Two women arrested on suspicion of drug smugglingBy Wu Sheng-ju and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerTwo women have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling after authorities allegedly found them carrying packets of heroin upon their arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in December, police said yesterday. The women, surnamed Huang (黃) and Yao (姚), arrived from Cambodia on Dec. 3 and 4 respectively, the police said in a statement. Three months earlier, the National Police Agency received information that a drug trafficking group was recruiting people to smuggle drugs while abroad, it said. Yao admitted to smuggling, removing three packets of heroin from her anus and one from her vagina, totaling 180g, it said. Police estimated that more than NT$1 million of heroin was seizedThe trafficking group exploited vulnerable people, the police said, adding that the authorities would continue investigating to track down the center of the drug trafficking network.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2026 17:16 UTC