A court in southern China handed down sentences Tuesday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty.
The Jiangmen Intermediate People's Court in southern Guangdong province sentenced 11 people who produced more than 63 kilograms of methamphetamine, an illegal drug.
The Canadian sentenced to death was identified as "Fan Wei," but it was unclear whether that's the person's legal name. A person identified as Wu Ziping, whose nationality was not specified, was also handed the death sentence.
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