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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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A Vietnamese court sentenced 11 people to death on Thursday for drug trafficking, who had been hidden in toothpaste from France, according to the official media. - Vietnam: 11 death sentences for importing drugs in toothpaste tubes from France (International).
A Vietnamese court sentenced eleven people to death on Thursday and imprisoned more than 200 people for trafficking in narcotic drugs hidden in toothpaste from France, reported official media.
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The defendants carried synthetic drugs by plane or by means of international maritime transport services
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right8Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Center, 42% Right
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources are Center, 42% of the sources lean Right
42% Right
L 16%
C 42%
R 42%
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