Pinay faces death penalty in Malaysia over drug case 04/02/2011

Pinay faces death penalty in Malaysia over drug case

04/02/2011
Amid continued mourning for the three Filipino drug mules who were executed in China last March 30, another Filipino abroad is facing the death penalty for smuggling 11.9 kilos of marijuana, a report yesterday said.

But college instructor Aida Dizon Garcia, 51, during a court arraignment in Malaysia pleaded not guilty to the charges, Kuala Lumpur’s online news The Star said.

If convicted, Garcia will be sentenced to die by hanging.

Acting on a tip, Garcia, who boarded an express bus from Kuala Lumpur heading south, was arrested by authorities around 5:30 a.m. near the south-bound toll plaza along the North-South Expressway on Nov. 27..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110402hed2.html