Singaporean drug trafficker gets death sentence

The People’s Court of the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh on August 7 handed a death penalty to a 40-year-old Singaporean man for drug trafficking.

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The People’s Court of the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh on August 7 hands a death penalty to Cher Wei Hon, a 40-year-old Singaporean man, for drug trafficking. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The People’s Court of thesouthwestern border province of Tay Ninh on August 7 handed a death penalty toa 40-year-old Singaporean man for drug trafficking.

According to the indictment, Cher Wei Hon was caught in Loi Thuan commune, Ben Cau district, Tay Ninhprovince, on June 29, 2019, along with nearly 10kg of drugs, and 27-year-olddriver Duong Hung Tam from Tan Bien ward, Tan Bien district, also Tay Ninh province.

The Singaporean man confessed that hewas hired by a woman named Quynh in Ho Chi Minh City to transport the drugs fromCambodia to Vietnam to get 500-1,000 USD for each trip.

Cher said he had transported drugs from Cambodia toHCM City at the request of Quynh for about five times.

Meanwhile, Tam denied any discussions with Cherabout the drugs, saying he is only the driver of Quynh. There is no evidence provinghe is Cher’s accomplice./.

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