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Vietnamese, Scot jailed in Hanoi on drug offences

The Hanoi City People’s Court on August 3 handed down jail sentences to a Vietnamese and a Scot on charges of trafficking drugs.
Vietnamese, Scot jailed in Hanoi on drug offences ảnh 1Two men at the court (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Hanoi City People’s Court on August 3 handed down jailsentences to a Vietnamese and a Scot on charges of traffickingdrugs.

The two men are NguyenDuc Manh, 35, a resident of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district, who was jailed for 18 years,and Andrew Eachan Alexander, 26, who was sentenced to two years.

The Scot will bedeported from Vietnam upon completing his sentence.

Manh ran an eatery in Hanoi’sOld Quarter and knew many foreigners looking for drugs.

On December 23, Hanoipolice arrested Andrew, a customer of Manh, with two bags of marijuana and threeecstasy pills. He said he had bought drugs from Manh many times and had sold themto others.

Manh was charged withtrafficking 232 grams of meth and nearly two grams of ketamine, while Andrewwas involved in trading 1.424 grams of ecstasy and meth and 5 grams ofmarijuana./.

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