Thomas Hooton, who orchestrated multi-million pound drug deals, has been jailed after police connected his identity to encrypted messages referencing his famous father.
Possessing at least 1 kg of fresh opium pods can lead to a 3-7 year prison sentence, but just 0.1 grams of cocaine, heroin, or synthetic drugs is enough for the same penalty.
Despite undergoing mandatory psychiatric treatment, Bui Thi Thanh Thuy allegedly directed a drug trafficking network from within the Central Institute of Forensic Psychiatry in Hanoi.
Caught with over 680 kg of cocaine packed into 26 suitcases on their jet, French pilots Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos faced 20-year prison sentences but managed to escape back to France.
Two former police officers, Ha Minh Duc and Nguyen Van Hung, have been sentenced to death for using official vehicles to transport drugs, aiding and abetting the trafficking of 134.8 kg of narcotics, and profiting over 2 billion VND.
The prosecution has requested the death penalty for Nguyen Van Hung, who used a police vehicle to transport drugs, and Ha Minh Duc, who "aided and abetted" Huong "Mau" in trafficking 134.8 kg of narcotics.
Le Nguyen Anh Tuan and three others were sentenced to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty for trafficking 118 kg of drugs, thanks to a newly amended criminal law.
