Tran Thanh Hieu, indebted from gambling in Cambodia, managed a drug "warehouse" in the former Binh Tan district for a monthly fee of 100 million dong, subsequently engaging in the trade of over 30 kg of illicit substances.

Dong Xuan Quynh, 37, received the death penalty for murdering his landlady during construction supervision, stealing property, and then setting the scene on fire to conceal his actions.