An American man was prosecuted for breaking into a peach machine with 4 kilograms of heroin and faced the death penalty.

The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office prosecuted an American man for violating the Drug Harm Prevention Regulations.

On July 26, an American man, T, arrived in Taiwan from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. During the immigration inspection at Terminal 2 of Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei Customs officers from the Customs Service of the Ministry of Finance discovered that nearly 4 kilograms of heroin with a purity of about 72% was hidden in his luggage. The man confessed that he paid US$10,000 to help others bring a suitcase into Taiwan, but he had no knowledge of the drugs inside. The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office did not accept his story and has prosecuted him for violating drug harm prevention regulations, and he may face the death penalty or life imprisonment.

According to the prosecutor's investigation, in May, Man T was entrusted by an unknown person, Tim, to go to Laos to carry items to Taiwan, and then deliver them to the designated person. The two parties agreed that Tim would pay for the air tickets, accommodation, and travel expenses. After the task was completed, Man T could receive up to US$10,000 in remuneration. On July 14, Man T flew to Laos and followed instructions to obtain a suitcase containing heroin; on July 26, he took a flight to Taiwan and was arrested during immigration inspection.

Man T testified that after he obtained the suitcase in Laos, he opened it and looked at it, but he only saw items of low value such as clothes. Although he felt suspicious, he still followed the other party's instructions. He simply wanted to complete the task and get paid, and did not know that there were drugs hidden in the suitcase. The prosecutor believed that based on Man T's intelligence, His level of knowledge and social experience meant that he could predict that the items he entrusted to others to transport for high rewards for no reason could contain drugs. His story was not accepted, and he was prosecuted for the crime of transporting first-class drugs in violation of the Drug Harm Prevention Regulations, and the crime of smuggling and importing controlled substances under the Smuggling Punishment Regulations.