Samantha Orobator (born 23 August 1988 in Nigeria) is a British drug trafficker whose trial had international repercussions.
She was arrested in Laos in August 2008, found guilty and sentence to for life to Phonthong Prison.
[1] In August 2008, Samantha Orobator was arrested in Laos with 680 grams of heroin and was detained at Phonthong Prison.
In June 2009, under Laotian law that prescribes the death penalty for drug smuggling, Samantha was sentenced to life imprisonment after a three-hour trial.
In January 2010, the High Court set a minimum time to serve of 18 months imprisonment before the English and Welsh Parole Board can consider her release.