A German man who mistakenly believed that the United Nations would send US$18 million to Taiwan for bringing 3 kilograms of heroin into Taiwan was sentenced to 18 years in prison in October 2018

A German man met a netizen nicknamed "Luis Jorge" through the Internet. The other party claimed that there was 18 million US dollars in the United Nations that needed to be signed to claim. The German man flew to Laos to pick up the suitcase on his behalf and accepted US$300 in travel expenses. He then flew from Laos through Vietnam to Kaohsiung Airport. On the spot, customs seized 3.02 kilograms of heroin in the suitcase. The judge sentenced him to 18 years in prison in October.

The verdict pointed out that ALSEHERI ASSAMA, a German man, met a man who called himself "Luis" through the Internet between April and May this year. Jorge" netizen, the other party claimed that Man A had 18 million US dollars in the United Nations and needed to go to Laos to sign for it. Man A believed it to be true. On July 9 of the same year, he flew to the RSI Hotel in Laos and signed for a suitcase and US$300 in travel expenses from an unknown woman. He then flew to Hanoi, Vietnam, checked the suitcase the next day, and flew to Kaohsiung International Airport on Vietnam Airlines flight VN586.

At 9:30 that night, Man A was opened by customs and aviation police in the immigration inspection area, and 3.02 kilograms of heroin were found in the suitcase on the spot. During the trial at the Kaohsiung District Court, Man A admitted that he brought the suitcase into the country, but argued that he did not know that there was heroin inside and that he trusted the netizen.

The judge inspected the conversation on the communication software and found that before entering the country, Man A had told the other party that he might face a very high risk of "life imprisonment" by bringing his suitcase to Taiwan, which shows that he already knew that the contents of the suitcase were contraband. Considering that Man A confessed to the crime and cooperated with the police in the investigation, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the crime of co-transporting first-level drugs. He can appeal.