Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers

9th of November 1983. Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang,
Malaysia


There was the usual bustle of activity inside and outside the
airport, with a seemingly innumerable fleet of taxis dropping
people off and picking up fares. The relentless cluster of
passengers travelling to and from domestic and international
flights flooded the airport lounges and check-in counters.


Amongst all of the airport activity, two young Australian men
aged in their mid-20's alighted from one of the many taxis and
entered the airport. One man was carrying a maroon suitcase; he
was named Kevin Barlow, and his acquaintance was Brian Chambers.


Barlow approached the check in desk, as Chambers paid the taxi
fare, passed through the luggage scanning area, and joined him
there. Barlow was sweating and shaking profusely, which drew
unwanted attention to him and Chambers. As a consequence, the two
were detained and searched by local authorities, where they
discovered the maroon suitcase contained 141.9g of pure heroin.


How did these two men end up in this dire situation, almost
5000km from their homes in Perth, Australia? Especially with
Malaysia's new highly advertised harsh drug laws at the time,
which promised death for the crime they were committing...


Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the case of Kevin Barlow and
Brian Chambers.


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