Vietnam sentences 11 to death in largest drug trafficking case

A Vietnamese court sentenced 11 people to death in the country's largest-ever drug trafficking case, linked to a March 2023 seizure of narcotics hidden in toothpaste tubes on a Paris-to-Ho Chi Minh City flight. The verdicts underscore Vietnam's harsh anti-drug enforcement, though the full scope of the network and any international connections remain unclear. This marks a significant judicial action but is unlikely to shift regional drug flows.