A former Filipino domestic worker who worked in Macau was given a jail term of 15 years and five months earlier this month after she pleaded guilty in the High Court in Hong Kong to drug trafficking.
On November 8, Imelda G Penascosa, 45, was charged with trafficking a dangerous drug after she was caught bringing over three kilograms of cocaine to Hong Kong on February 13 last year. The drugs had a street value of more than HK$4 million (US$512,307), sunwebhk.com reported.
In early 2016, Penascosa met a Filipino couple in Macau named Jennifer and Edilberto, who suggested she should attend a business seminar in Dubai and try to get a job there from his employers. Jennifer bought her a return ticket on Emirates Airlines.
On February 8, 2016, Penascosa arrived Hong Kong and took a flight to Dubai but she did not find a job there. On February 13, when Penascosa was about to depart the international airport in Dubai, Jennifer suddenly showed up and asked her to carry three cans of chocolate candies that were “heavy and smelly” back to Hong Kong. Penascosa did it and was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport.
Penascosa’s lawyer pleaded for a lighter penalty for the defendant, who volunteered to help trap the recipients of the smuggled drugs in a controlled delivery operation outside the airport’s Customs area but that did not succeed.
In Hong Kong, the maximum penalty for trafficking a dangerous drug is a fine of up to HK$5 million and life in prison. Judge Gareth Lugar-Mawson said the usual sentence for drug traffickers was 23 years jail plus an additional five years for international cases.
When you are in a foreign country, best motto is ‘DONT TRUST ANYONE! Even your own fellowmen
that’s just her alibi
Lo La who will shoot?the dumb yellowtards?maybe so that they will stay free of their evil plans.
hindi nman masama tumulong but
iwas lang sa mapang abusong nilalang…
Fake news by asia times…few days ago they post same news with 3grams of cocaine…wtf they doing…or just want more subscriber to make money from facebook
no death penalty in phil but u will be shoot any place anytime by riding n tandem..
NO MORE NEXT TIME.
No death penalty in the Phils thats why we Filipinos want it back to lessen the crime especially illegal drugs.
She is pitiful..a victim of fellow filipino..tsk tsk..cannot see her family for 15 years..tsk tsk
ayan kc tyo eeeeiii!
lesson learned na sana sa mga uuwi at aalis ng bansa…wag na wag na kayong tatanggap ng kung ano anong padala…kung ayaw nyong maantala sa byahe…lalo na pag nsa airport na kyo may mga wais magdala ng madaming dala den pag alam nlang konti lang dala mo papasuyo syo…wag na wag gagawin di baleng magalit…
If In Phil they will shoot her, lucky she’s in hk jail but feel sorry for her ..
yes sure.. death …!
Ingat Mga kabayan…Hindi na baleng sweldo Lang natin Huag Lang gagawa Ng Mga????labag ????sa batas..
Why are people so stupid? What would possess a person to take such risks because of money? Some countries have the death penalty for smuggling, I’ d rather be poor and have my freedom than doing this dumbass crap
Nextime dont bring anything from friends at all.. I think she’s being set up 🙁
Lucky she got 15 years behind bars. If that was in Indonesia, Malaysia or even her own country Philippines, She will for sure get death penalty. Hope when she comes out, she will be a better person.
So pity,she shouldn’t trust those people…????
They want to get rich at once. They didnt think that if they got caught maybe they cannot see their family again!
Woo so crazy, so daring
Omg ????????????????????