My life savings for my daughter’s life - a mother's desperate struggle

Faisal Asyraf, Kantaro KomiyaPublished: Oct 29, 2019 11:26 PM | Updated: Dec 3, 2019 11:41 AM

It was in October 2009 when Yuko Takeuchi’s nightmare began. It started with a long-distance phone call from her only child, Mariko.

Yuko heard her crying for a moment before she uttered the words: "I'm arrested."

Mariko (above), then 35, was calling from KLIA after she was caught at the arrival hall after a flight from Dubai, with 3.5kg of syabu (methamphetamine) in her bag...

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