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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 25, 2005
China

CHINA. GUANGZHOU YUEXIU DISTRICT PEOPLE'S COURT ORDERS EXECUTION OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN DRUG TRAFFICKING

the Guangzhou Yuexiu District People's Court, China, passed sentence on Wei Fenglan, a 21 year old female, for drug trafficking.

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the Guangzhou Yuexiu District People's Court, China, passed sentence on Wei Fenglan, a 21 year old female, for drug trafficking.
It was alleged that on 1 March 2004, Wei obtained four bottles of shampoo containing heroin from a man in Kunming and flew with them to Guangzhou City. Police arrested her at the airport, confiscating 800.9 g of heroin. The court also passed death sentence on Zhang Chengmin for drug trafficking. It was reported that on 19 February 2001, “Zhang asked a gangster to purchase 3 kg of heroin. Police arrested the gangster, confiscating 1.48 kg of heroin. They also found 1.51 kg of heroin at Zhang's residence. Both convicts were executed on the same day.”
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  • (Sources: Yangcheng Wanbao via BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, 16/03/2005)