19 September 2006 :
the Ha Tay province people’s court, north Vietnam, handed down death sentences to five members of a drug trafficking ring convicted of smuggling almost 30 kg of heroin and some methamphetamine. Three others received jail sentences of 15 to 20 years.The gang allegedly smuggled heroin and methamphetamine from Son La province to Hanoi and Lang Son from 2002 to 2004. The ring was busted in December 2004 with the arrest of kingpins Hoang Dinh Duc and Le Van Luong.
(Sources: VNA, 08/09/2006)
