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Drug mule couple who claimed they were on ‘honeymoon’ caught smuggling £99k worth of cannabis at UK airport

A COUPLE who claimed they were on their honeymoon were caught smuggling £99,000 worth of cannabis at a UK airport.

Jeng Chow, 30, and Ley Wat, 25,were recruited as mules to carry the drugs for just £800 each in cash.

The engaged pair had travelled from their native Malaysia with 28 vacuum-packed bags of cannabis stuffed in their cases.

But they were stopped at Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport by Border Force officials.

Chow and Wat shared a hug and kiss in the dock as they were jailed for a year and three months at Manchester Crown Court.

They pleaded guilty to one count of being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a class B drug.

Prosecutors said Wat was in debt when he and Chow were recruited by smugglers to bring the drugs to the UK.

The couple were provided with the cannabis and promised cash following a successful handover.

They left Malaysia on April 16 and flew via Qatar before landing at Manchester.

After they were caught with the drugs, Chow and Wat claimed they had travelled to the UK for their honeymoon.

The court heard the drugs were worth £99,000 at wholesale prices but the street value would have been “much higher”.

When she was interviewed by police, Wat told officers she believed her suitcase contained alcohol.

She also revealed she and Chow were in contact with a third party and that someone was going to pick up the drugs at the airport in exchange for money.

The couple will be deported back to Malaysia once their sentences have been carried out.

Their sentencing comes amid a spate of similar drug mule cases – with around 13 Brits currently kept in hellhole jails abroad.

Three Brits are facing the death penalty in Bali accused of trafficking more than £300,000 worth of cocaine onto the island.

A Brit couple were charged with smuggling £1million of cannabis from Thailand a mere few days ago.

While several young women have been arrested trying to smuggle cannabis from Thailand.

Mugshot of Ley Wat.
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Ley Wat has been jailed for drug smuggling[/caption]
Mugshot of Jeng Chow, who pleaded guilty to drug importation fraud.
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Jeng Chow was recruited after falling into debt[/caption]

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Mobile users warned urgent ‘mandatory’ update affects their battery after reports of phones catching FIRE

A “MANDATORY” update is going out to some mobiles after reports of fires breaking out when charging.

While the update is important for safety, affected users will notice a knock to their battery’s capacity as a result.

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A small number of users have reported that their phones caught fire
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A Google Pixel 6a smartphone displayed on a tablet and smaller screen at a Google I/O Developers Conference.
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Google says it will contact those impacted[/caption]

Google has confirmed to The Sun that a “subset” of Pixel 6a devices will receive it “to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating”.

It comes as a number of unverified reports online that the phone caught fire when on charge.

One user shared pictures of his destroyed Pixel 6a which they say began to “shoot out hot gas” in the middle of the night as it was on charge.

“Luckily, I was able to smother the fire, then throw the still-smoking phone into the toilet before the fire spread,” Reddit user zaliver claimed.

“My wife and I are pretty shook up about it.”

A small number of other users have reported similar issues.

“The update will enable battery management features that will reduce capacity and charging performance after the battery reaches 400 charge cycles,” Google said.

“We’ll contact impacted customers next month, with all the information they need to address the issue.”

It comes only a few months after another update impacted the batteries on the Pixel 4A, though this incident affected all models and wasn’t a result of safety concerns.

Owners were offered a free replacement battery to solve the problem.

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