China marks UN anti-drug day with 43 executions

China has executed at least 43 people for drug crimes and staged mass rallies nationwide to mark a UN anti-drug day.

China marks UN anti-drug day with 43 executions
Tue, 26 Jun, 2001 - 10:32

China has executed at least 43 people for drug crimes and staged mass rallies nationwide to mark a UN anti-drug day.

Thousands of spectators attended a rally at a stadium in Kunming where 20 alleged drug traffickers were sentenced to death.

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