They are Doan Manh Thuy, Nguyen Thi Bien, Nguyen Trung Manh, Nguyen Xuan Nguyen and Nguyen Thi Ha.
Six other members of the ring, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Trinh Van Thu, Nguyen Ba Doi, Cao Van Tuan, Tran Thi Ty and Tran Van Cuong were sentenced to life imprisonment. A further 12 members received jail sentences of between 15-20 years.
According to the indictment, the members of the ring trafficked 110 bars of heroin weighing a total of 37.4 kg and 80 methamphetamine pills - a street total value of over VND2.2 billion (US$100,000) and US$9,800 from 2006 to April, 2011.
VNA
