
Japanese man given death sentence in China for drug smuggling
japan today > japan > crime
Saturday, December 30, 2006 at 07:49 EST
BEIJING --A Japanese man has been sentenced to death by a court in Dalian, northeastern China, on charges of trying to smuggle 1.5 kilograms of stimulant drugs to Japan in 2003, Japanese officials said Friday. The man, only identified as a person in his 40s, pleaded not guilty and plans to appeal the ruling...more...
