Vietnamese court sentences 18 people to death for transnational drug trafficking gang A Chinese national and a former South Korean police officer were also charged. Three more were sentenced to life in prison.
(12 Nov. 2023) AFP reports that the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam sentenced 18 defendants to the death penalty for smuggling various types of drugs With a total weight of more than 216 kilograms, it entered Vietnam. The investigation took 4 days.
The defendants facing the death penalty, besides Mr. Le Ho Vu, the 36-year-old head of the Vietnamese drug trafficking ring, also include two South Korean citizens: Mr. Kim Sun-sik, 63, a former police officer, and Mr. Kang Son-hee. chest, aged 30 years, and there is also a Chinese national, Mr. Li Tian Guan, aged 58 years
It also sentenced three defendants to life imprisonment. and another accused under 18 years of age received 15 years in prison.
The report states that This drug group possessed, imported and traded various types of illicit drugs between May and June 2020, totaling more than 216 kilograms, imported from Cambodia and transported to Ho Chi Minh City. Wow Some of the drugs are sold within the country. and some are sent to be sold in South Korea
This is a major arrest operation. It happened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 19, when officials led a raid on a shipping container prepared for export to South Korea. Inside were found 40 plastic wraps containing white crystals and a total of 39.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Vietnamese police said Ho Chi Minh City has become a center for drug trafficking gangs. This is because the transportation infrastructure has greatly improved. Possession of more than 600 grams of heroin or more than 2.5 kilograms of methamphetamine faces a maximum penalty of death.
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2023-11-12 11:48:57
