Drug Smuggling Sentence Illustrates Links Between Organized Crime and Politics

THE SOMETIMES BLURRY line between organized crime and electoral politics, particularly in rural parts of Taiwan, can be observed in the recent sentencing of former DPP county councilor Yan Xumao for amphetamine smuggling. In the first instance, Yan was sentenced to life imprisonment, though he can appeal. Yan was arrested after a botched attempt to smuggle around 30 bags of amphetamines.

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