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Six people executed for drug making, trafficking in China

Six people who had been sentenced to death penalty on charges of drug making and trafficking were executed on Thursday morning, China's Supreme People's Court said. The death penalty was carried out on the eve of the annual International Day... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Jun 25 2009

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