Eleven people were sentenced, among them at least six foreigners.
The flags of Canada and China are displayed in front of the Forbidden City on Dec. 4, 2017 in Beijing, China.
The Jiangmen Intermediate People's Court in southern Guangdong province sentenced 11 people who produced more than 63 kilograms of methamphetamine, an illegal drug.Among them were one American and four Mexicans, who were all given life sentences or death sentences suspended by a period of two years.
The sentence is likely to further strain Sino-Canadian relations, which have frayed since Canada arrested a Chinese tech executive last December at the request of the U.S. Since then, China has detained two Canadians and delayed some Canadian exports in apparent retaliation.According to the court, Fan Wei and Wu conspired to manufacture and sell the drugs in 2012, and brought the others — described as"drug-making technicians" — on board.
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