CHINA TO EXECUTE 3 PINOYS AS DRUG TRAFFICKERS

three Filipinos convicted for drug trafficking in China had their death sentences upheld by the Supreme People's Court, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said. Two other Filipinos were given death sentences with two-year reprieves. The three are a male, 42, convicted for smuggling 4,113 grams of heroin on December 28, 2008, in Xiamen, a female, 32, convicted for smuggling 4,110 grams of heroin on December 24, 2008, in Xiamen; and a female, 38, convicted for smuggling 6,800 grams of heroin on May 24, 2008, in Shenzhen. The five original convictions were meted by courts in Fujian and Guangdong provinces.