Several members of a drug trafficking gang are at the Cao Bang People’s Court in Cao Bang Province.

Tran Van Bang, 33, Tran Van Thanh, 32, Nong Tai Kinh, 30, Nong Van Khoi,29, Tran Van Thu, 32, and Nong Tai Tuong, 34, were sentenced to death by Cao Bang People’s Court.

Phan Van Hien, 32, Phuong Thi Ly, 23, Trieu Van Tinh, 31, Phuong Ich Dau, 37, and Doan Trong Duy, 27, received life sentences.

Nguyen Van Quyen, 40, was jailed for 27 years.
Bang, the mastermind, traded around 157 kg of heroin from November 2017 to February 2018, the court stated.

Vietnam is a key trafficking hub for drugs from the Golden Triangle, an intersection of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar and the world’s second
largest drug producing area after the Golden Crescent in South Asia.

Though it has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, including death for smuggling and trading, drug busts continue to be frequent.

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