Penghu Cannabis Smuggling Case: 5 Sentenced Up to 12 Years for 402 kg
The Penghu District Court has sentenced five individuals, including Chen Ching-chi, to prison terms ranging from 5 to 12 years for smuggling 402 kilograms of cannabis. The case was cracked last year by the Penghu Task Force under the command of the Penghu District Prosecutors Office, involving an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of cannabis across the Taiwan Strait.
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Central News Agency, Penghu County, 10th
The Penghu District Prosecutors Office last year directed the Coast Guard's Penghu Task Force to crack down on a second-class drug smuggling case. The Penghu District Court recently sentenced Chen Ching-chi and 4 others to prison terms ranging from 5 to 12 years for jointly transporting second-class drugs. A total of 40 large bags and 799 small bags of cannabis, with a total net weight of approximately 402 kilograms, were seized.
The main text of the Penghu District Court's judgment states that Chen Ching-chi was found guilty of jointly transporting second-class drugs and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Chen Chun-han, a repeat offender, received 5 years. Tsai Ya-chin received 12 years. Lu Kuan-hsun received 12 years. Li Chin-yang received 12 years. The seized second-class drug cannabis, a total of 40 large bags (containing 799 small vacuum-sealed bags of cannabis, totaling approximately 402,451.48 grams net weight, with a verified net weight of approximately 402,449.48 grams, and empty packaging total weight of approximately 49,446.52 grams), were all confiscated and destroyed.
The judgment pointed out that Kao Shao-chi, a fugitive in another case, contacted Chen Ching-chi on August 14, 2025, offering NT$3 million for transportation. On the afternoon of the 16th at approximately 1:28 PM, Chen rented the "Riyuexing No. 168" speedboat from an unwitting party, departed from Magong Fenggui East Fishing Port, and about 70 nautical miles south of Penghu Qimei, received a batch of cannabis from a mainland Chinese iron hull boat. He then placed the cannabis on the front and rear decks of the speedboat. At 2:35 AM on the 17th, he returned to about 0.1 nautical miles off Longmen Lizhengjiao, Hushi, attempting to beach the boat from there.
Kao Shao-chi simultaneously contacted Chen Chun-han, offering NT$350,000 to assist with renting a car and finding people to help transport the drugs. Chen Chun-han then brought Tsai Ya-chin and Lu Kuan-hsun to help move the drugs, with the promise of payment upon completion. On the evening of the 16th, Li Chin-yang drove a van rented by an unwitting Chen (the same surname as Chen Ching-chi but a different person) to meet Kao Shao-chi, who was driving a small truck, at Wukan Jinghai Temple in Magong. At 1:49 AM on the 17th, they all went to the beach near Longmen Wanshan Temple to transfer and transport the drugs.
Coast Guard personnel, monitoring via radar that night, noticed a suspicious car parked in front of the temple and immediately conducted a beach patrol, searching the nearby sea with flashlights. Seeing his plot exposed, Chen Ching-chi immediately steered the boat out to sea and jettisoned the cannabis along the way. Kao Shao-chi, Tsai Ya-chin, and others then drove the small truck with Chen Chun-han, Li Chin-yang, and Lu Kuan-hsun, leaving via the small road in front of the temple.
Following leads, the police, at approximately 4:43 AM that morning, seized 40 large bags of jettisoned second-class drug cannabis 1.6 nautical miles east of Suogang. The Penghu District Prosecutors Office concluded the investigation and filed charges for the entire case. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150511
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The Penghu District Prosecutors Office last year directed the Coast Guard's Penghu Task Force to crack down on a second-class drug smuggling case. The Penghu District Court recently sentenced Chen Ching-chi and 4 others to prison terms ranging from 5 to 12 years for jointly transporting second-class drugs. A total of 40 large bags and 799 small bags of cannabis, with a total net weight of approximately 402 kilograms, were seized.
The main text of the Penghu District Court's judgment states that Chen Ching-chi was found guilty of jointly transporting second-class drugs and sentenced to 8 years in prison. Chen Chun-han, a repeat offender, received 5 years. Tsai Ya-chin received 12 years. Lu Kuan-hsun received 12 years. Li Chin-yang received 12 years. The seized second-class drug cannabis, a total of 40 large bags (containing 799 small vacuum-sealed bags of cannabis, totaling approximately 402,451.48 grams net weight, with a verified net weight of approximately 402,449.48 grams, and empty packaging total weight of approximately 49,446.52 grams), were all confiscated and destroyed.
The judgment pointed out that Kao Shao-chi, a fugitive in another case, contacted Chen Ching-chi on August 14, 2025, offering NT$3 million for transportation. On the afternoon of the 16th at approximately 1:28 PM, Chen rented the "Riyuexing No. 168" speedboat from an unwitting party, departed from Magong Fenggui East Fishing Port, and about 70 nautical miles south of Penghu Qimei, received a batch of cannabis from a mainland Chinese iron hull boat. He then placed the cannabis on the front and rear decks of the speedboat. At 2:35 AM on the 17th, he returned to about 0.1 nautical miles off Longmen Lizhengjiao, Hushi, attempting to beach the boat from there.
Kao Shao-chi simultaneously contacted Chen Chun-han, offering NT$350,000 to assist with renting a car and finding people to help transport the drugs. Chen Chun-han then brought Tsai Ya-chin and Lu Kuan-hsun to help move the drugs, with the promise of payment upon completion. On the evening of the 16th, Li Chin-yang drove a van rented by an unwitting Chen (the same surname as Chen Ching-chi but a different person) to meet Kao Shao-chi, who was driving a small truck, at Wukan Jinghai Temple in Magong. At 1:49 AM on the 17th, they all went to the beach near Longmen Wanshan Temple to transfer and transport the drugs.
Coast Guard personnel, monitoring via radar that night, noticed a suspicious car parked in front of the temple and immediately conducted a beach patrol, searching the nearby sea with flashlights. Seeing his plot exposed, Chen Ching-chi immediately steered the boat out to sea and jettisoned the cannabis along the way. Kao Shao-chi, Tsai Ya-chin, and others then drove the small truck with Chen Chun-han, Li Chin-yang, and Lu Kuan-hsun, leaving via the small road in front of the temple.
Following leads, the police, at approximately 4:43 AM that morning, seized 40 large bags of jettisoned second-class drug cannabis 1.6 nautical miles east of Suogang. The Penghu District Prosecutors Office concluded the investigation and filed charges for the entire case. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150511
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