HCM CITY — The mighty hand of the law came crashing down on Monday as the HCM City People’s Court handed down four death penalties and one life imprisonment sentence to convicted drug dealers.
A total of 21 defendants were tried for producing and trafficking drugs.
The death penalties were slapped on Le Van Tien, 48, a resident of An Giang and head of the trafficking ring; Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyet, a 31-year-old resident of HCM City’s District 1; Tran Van Quynh, 47, a resident of HCM City’s Binh Tan District; and Nguyen Van Tien, 42, a resident of Binh Tan District.
The four condemned to die are charged with trafficking from 3.4 kg to 5.2 kg of ecstasy each.
Truong Hoang Bao Son, a 31-year-old resident of HCM City’s District 8, was sentenced to life in jail.
Another 17 defendants were sentenced to between five years to 18 years imprisonment.
Between July and December 2003, the ring led by Tien produced and sold more than 11,000 pills of ecstasy, 700 grams of Methamphetamines, 600 grams of Ketamin and 600 grams of other drugs.
In HCM City, these drugs were sold at restaurants, bars, hotels, discos, and cafes.
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