Two South Koreans and 1 Chinese were among 18 people sentenced to death on drug smuggling and trafficking charges in Vietnam, state media said.
South Korean ex-police officer Kim Soon-sik, 63, and compatriot Kang Seon-hok, 30, were sentenced to death following a four-day trial in Ho Chin Minh City, state media said late on Saturday.
Chinese citizen Li Tian Guan, 58, and alleged Vietnamese ringleader Le Ho Vu, 36, were also handed death sentences.
Fourteen other people were handed death sentences too in connection with the case, following the trial in the Family and Juvenile Court, under Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court. 越南宣判18人死刑，包括1名中国人
