Love and money turn Singapore women into drug mules

The Malaysian Insider, 6 Feb 2009

SINGAPORE, Feb 6 — Some did it for love, others for money. For most, it was probably a mix of both.

But ferrying drugs at the cajoling of their African boyfriends has landed at least 12 Singapore women in various prisons since 2005, following their arrests in the airports of countries such as Japan, Britain, Argentina, China and Australia.

Some are already serving time, with one jailed in London in 2007 for 10 years, while the rest are awaiting sentencing.

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