A heated argument between a pair of alleged drug dealers came to an abrupt end last month when former US Marine Ewart Odane Bent allegedly worked with former Israeli soldier Oren Shlomo Mayer to kill their Canadian accomplice, Ramgahan Sanjay Ryan.
As the story goes, both Bent and Ryan were working as English teachers in Taiwan when they became involved with Mayer, who has been described by local Taiwanese outlets as being the “largest supplier of marijuana in northern Taiwan,” Stars and Stripes reported.
Although it's presently unclear when Bent moved to Taiwan after ending his time with the US Marines in Okinawa, Japan, it has been established that he moved to the country at Mayer's request. Yvonne Carlock told Stars and Stripes in an article published Wednesday that Bent served with the US force from December 6, 2006, to August 7, 2009, as a cryogenics equipment operator. He was discharged as a private.
“Bent's rank at discharge is indicative of the fact that the character of his service was incongruent with Marine Corps' expectations and standards,” Carlock said, before indicating that no further details about Bent's personal files could be released.
According to reports, Bent and Mayer attacked Ryan on the evening of August 21 after they grew suspicious that he was working as a police informant. The pair reportedly grew paranoid when they were arrested on drug charges weeks after Ryan had been released by officials after being…
