By: BNO News
NANJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A Chinese court on Friday sentenced seven men to death penalty after being convicted of drug trafficking in the eastern Jiangsu Province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The Intermediate People's Court in Changzhou city sentenced Wei Rong Xiu and Cheng Gang to death while five other drug dealers received death sentences with a two-year reprieve.
Wei and Chen were found guilty of selling over 2 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, known in the streets as 'ice', between August 2008 and December 2009. The other five defendants were given lenient sentences after pleading guilty to the charges brought against them.
The Changzhou court also ordered to seize all properties of the seven convicts as well as depriving them of their political rights for life. Chinese authorities have intensified their efforts to fight drug trafficking in recent times.
It is unknown how many people are executed in China each year as the government considers these figures to be a state secret. But according to Amnesty International, the figure is at least 'thousands'.
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NANJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A Chinese court on Friday sentenced seven men to death penalty after being convicted of drug trafficking in the eastern Jiangsu Province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The Intermediate People's Court in Changzhou city sentenced Wei Rong Xiu and Cheng Gang to death while five other drug dealers received death sentences with a two-year reprieve.
Wei and Chen were found guilty of selling over 2 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, known in the streets as 'ice', between August 2008 and December 2009. The other five defendants were given lenient sentences after pleading guilty to the charges brought against them.
The Changzhou court also ordered to seize all properties of the seven convicts as well as depriving them of their political rights for life. Chinese authorities have intensified their efforts to fight drug trafficking in recent times.
It is unknown how many people are executed in China each year as the government considers these figures to be a state secret. But according to Amnesty International, the figure is at least 'thousands'.
Continue Reading: channel6news.com
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