LATEST ON THE MALAYSIAN DRUG TRADE
Here's the story of two teenage Malaysians who were arrested in Taiwan
for drug trafficking
How Malaysians Become Drug Mules
This is how young Malaysians are recruited into the dangerous world of transporting drugs.
Drug syndicates are using social media with devastating effect. They recruit impressionable young people - including teenagers - by promising them free holidays or high-paying courier jobs.
When mules are arrested, they are left to rot in prison - or face the death penalty - while the syndicate members get off scot-free.
*Actual messages from a drug mule recruiter to R.AGE undercover journalists
Family members of drug mules race against time to find evidence that the mules were tricked. Some have been threatened by the syndicates.
“A lot of local gangsters tried to threaten me, but I’m not scared of them, because I have the evidence,” said Thinesh, who is gathering information about the drug syndicate that hired his sister.
Read the handwritten letters by young Malaysian inmates caught for drug smuggling.
In Hong Kong, a drug-busting priest is taking on these drug syndicates.
Through his work as a prison chaplain, he gathers evidence from imprisoned drug mules to expose “the big fish” - suspected drug lords.
“I think it’s absolutely evil what these drug barons are doing. They recruit these innocent, impressionable young people who are desperate for money, and make them do their dirty work.” - Father John Wotherspoon
The priest has come to Malaysia, where he and the mules’ families are working to stop the syndicates. Will they succeed?
Watch the documentary or read the full story to find out
How young Malaysians are recruited into the drug trade
The priest has come to Malaysia, where he and the mules’ families are working to stop the syndicates. Will they succeed?
Watch the documentary or read the full story to find out.
Documentary Premieres
30 June 2019