Singaporean drug trafficker sentenced to death

HÀ NỘI —  A man from Singapore has been sentenced to death for drug trafficking by the People’s Court of the southwestern border province of Tây Ninh.

Cher Wei Hon was caught in possession of almost  一0kg of methamphetamine in Lợi Thuận Co妹妹une, Bến Cầu District, Tây Ninh Province last year.

On Friday, the court sentenced the  四0-year-old to death.

Cher told police he was hired by a woman named Quỳnh in HCM City to transport the drugs from Cambodia to Việt Nam, earning between US$ 五00- 一,000 for each trip.

He said he had made around five journeys smuggling narcotics at the request of Quỳnh.

A  二 七-year-old man who was driving Cher at the time of the police stop, was not prosecuted as officers could not find any evidence linking him to the smuggling operation. — VNS