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Vietnam: Vietnam Sentenced 55 People To Death On Drug Charges
ccguide Tuesday 08 Jan 2002 Pubdate: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News (CO) Copyright: 2002, Denver Publishing Co. Contact: Website: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/371 VIETNAM SENTENCED 55 PEOPLE TO DEATH ON DRUG CHARGES LAST YEAR Vietnamese courts sentenced 55 people to death last year on drug-related charges, state-controlled media reported Friday. Fifty-nine other people were given life sentences for drug offenses and 2,241 others received jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years, the official Vietnam News Agency said. No comparative figures were provided for previous years. In all, 5,948 drug-related cases were brought to trial last year, VNA said. Officials detected 12,811 drug-related cases involving 21,103 suspects, an increase of 24.4 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively, from the previous year, according to VNA. In 1997, Vietnam toughened penalties for drug-related crimes. Possessing, trading or trafficking more than 3.5 ounces of heroin or 11 pounds of opium are punishable by death. However, drug crimes show no sign of decline, and Vietnam has 130,000 drug addicts with police records. - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager
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