HO CHI MINH CITY, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Four Vietnamese people on Wednesday were sentenced to death and two others got jail terms of 18 years and 20 years respectively for trafficking over 3.4 kg of heroin.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court passed the sentences on the six defendants, including three men and three women, who were members of a ring which transported heroin from northern Nam Dinh province to southern Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday.
The ringleader, a 42-year-old man, received death sentence for the charge of drug trafficking, and a jail term of two years for illegally possessing a military weapon.
According to the Vietnamese law, those convicted of smuggling over 600 grams of heroin or more than 2.5 kg of methamphetamine are punishable by death. Making or trading 100 grams of heroin or 300 grams of other illegal drugs also faces death penalty.
