Vietnam sentences Australian to death for heroin trafficking

A court in Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced an Australian man to face a firing squad for heroin trafficking.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2005 - 10:05

A court in Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced an Australian man to face a firing squad for heroin trafficking.

Mai Cong Thanh, 46, of Victoria, was given the death sentence in a one-day trial yesterday, a court official said.

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