two foreigners were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve

two foreigners were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for transporting a total of 4.8 kilograms of cocaine from South America to Shanghai, the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court ruled in separate cases. A 38-year-old Paraguayan woman identified as Estigarribia transported 3.3 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to Shanghai on January 9, the court said. In the other case, a 54-year-old man identified as Correa transported nearly 1.5 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to Shanghai on February 9. Correa said he was threatened by drug dealers in Colombia to transport the drugs to China. They paid for his flight and promised him US$2,000 if he successfully delivered the cocaine, Correa told the court. Since both confessed, the court sentenced them to death with a reprieve.