THAILAND: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER TRAFFICKING OF SPEED

September 29, 2010: the Thai Criminal Court sentenced brothers Nonthakorn Kanthana, 34, a native of Chiang Rai, and Peerapat, 30, as well as Suthep Sawansri, 28, of Phetchaburi, to death for trafficking close to 300,000 methamphetamine pills on April 29, 2009, in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district. The court later commuted the sentence of Peerapat to life in prison based on his confession. (Sources: Bangkok Post, 30/09/2010)