2 drug dealers get death sentences; 82 involved

CHENGDU - Two drug dealers have been given death sentences with a two-year reprieve by a court in Mianyang, Sichuan province.

The ruling was announced by the Mianyang Intermediate People's Court on Monday.

The drug-dealing and manufacturing case, which involved 82 people, was the largest the province has ever seen, according to the Sichuan police.

After a four-month investigation, police raided the gang in Mianyang in July 2016. Two kilograms of methamphetamine, 3.2 kilograms of semifinished methamphetamine and 2,000 "magu" pills - a stimulant composed of methamphetamine and caffeine - were seized. Five vehicles were confiscated and more than 1.3 million yuan ($195,000) was frozen.

Two people from the same gang were given life sentences, one got 15 years in prison and another was handed one year in prison, the court said.

The rest of the group was punished by administrative detention or sent to compulsory treatment, the court said.

Xinhua