HANOI, July 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Vietnam court sentenced 11 people to death on Wednesday, including two police officers, after finding them guilty of trafficking drugs over the border from Laos, state media reported.

The defendants were found guilty by a Hanoi court of smuggling around 140 kilograms (310 pounds) of drugs in 2019, the VNExpress news site reported.