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VIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE DELIVERED TO THREE DRUG DEALERS
July 4, 2013: Three drug dealers got the death penalty and two others from the same ring were sentenced to life imprisonment in Vietnam after a two-day trial ended in northern Bac Ninh Province.
Each defendant was also fined VND10 million (US$475).
According to the indictment, the dealers traded a total of 16 cakes of heroin, each weighing 430 grams, over a period of time.
The accused, aged between 22 and 52, are all relatives and were the founders of the ring. (Sources: VNS, 05/07/2013)
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