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Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports
The case involved 227 accused people and followed a probe into drugs hidden in toothpaste tubes carried by Vietnam Airlines flight attendants.
- On Thursday, the HCM City People's Court sentenced 11 people to death in the VN10 drug trafficking case involving 227 total defendants.
- The investigation originated in March 2023 after authorities discovered over 10 kilograms of narcotics concealed in 157 toothpaste tubes carried by four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants arriving from Paris at Tan Son Nhat.
- Investigators uncovered a transnational network smuggling narcotics from France and Cambodia using Telegram and Signal to coordinate distribution of MDMA, ketamine, and other substances.
- At least 20 other defendants received life imprisonment, while remaining VN10 participants faced sentences ranging from 18 months to life imprisonment.
- Last month, the government proposed abolishing the death penalty for six offenses including drug trafficking as Vietnam considers capital punishment reform, though changes have yet to take effect.
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Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case ...
·London, United Kingdom
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Drugs concealed in toothpaste, coffee, chocolate and shampoo: Nine face death penalty in major Vietnam trafficking case
HCM CITY: Nine defendants face the death penalty for allegedly playing leading roles in trafficking large quantities of drugs from Europe and Cambodia into Vietnam, with the HCM City People's Court due to deliver its verdict on Thursday (Sept 3).
·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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The court sentenced 11 defendants to death for the crime of "Illegal trafficking of narcotics" in the drug case involving flight attendants (case VN10). Drug case involving flight attendants: Clarifying the actions of the 'charity fairy'. Drug case stemming from the case of 4 female flight attendants: 227 defendants to be tried. Trial of the drug case involving 4 flight attendants is about to begin.
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