Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death over drug trafficking

An Egyptian court sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death for drug trafficking and manufacturing. Learn more about this high-profile ca

An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case, official media reported on Saturday. The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning securi

The case dates back to March 2023, when four flight attendants were ‌caught carrying narcotics hidden in toothpaste tubes on a flight from Paris to Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam sentences 11 to death, jails 200 in drugs case  Dawn

HANOI: A Vietnam court on Thursday (Sep 3) sentenced 11 people to death and jailed more than 200 others for trafficking illegal drugs in toothpaste tubes from France and related charges, state media said.Vietnam has some of the toughest drug laws in the world and courts routinely hand out death sentences for drug convi

The authorities said they uncovered the network after four flight attendants arriving from Paris were found with narcotics hidden in toothpaste tubes.

A Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced 11 people to death and 19 to life in one of Vietnam's largest drug cases, with the alleged ringleader convicted in absentia.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court handed down the death sentences to 11 defendants convicted of drug trafficking in a case that involved 227 accused people in total.

Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports  Reuters