British national sentenced for cannabis cultivationBy Wu Sheng-ju and Jason Pan / Staff reportersA British national received a more than four-year sentence in a Keelung District Court ruling for cultivating cannabis and making related products. The English-language teacher, named Paul, bought cannabis seeds in Amsterdam while on a trip to Europe in 2023, hiding them in his luggage on his return to Taiwan, investigators said. Following a raid of the residence, the MJIB uncovered 63 cannabis plants, 23 seedlings, cannabis paste, indoor cultivation equipment and chemical fertilizer, the bureau said. Paul was quoted as saying that he previously had a habit of cannabis consumption, and therefore decided to grow cannabis for personal consumption. The court handed Paul a four-year, eight-month prison sentence, reduced from the minimum 10-year term prescribed by the act.

Source: Taipei Times January 01, 2026 17:14 UTC