Former Party Chief Of China's Drug-producing Village Executed

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 17, 2019 | 05:31 PM

A former Communist Party chief of Boshe Village, once notorious for its drug production, was executed on Thursday, according to a court in south China's Guangdong Province

GUANGZHOU, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jan, 2019 ) :A former Communist Party chief of Boshe Village, once notorious for its drug production, was executed on Thursday, according to a court in south China's Guangdong Province.

Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court said the death sentence of Cai Dongjia had been reviewed and approved by the Supreme People's Court.

Boshe, under the jurisdiction of the city of Lufeng, used to supply over one-third of the nation's crystal meth. About 20 percent of its households had been involved in drug production and trafficking.

In December 2013, over 3,000 police officers raided the village, seizing 3 tonnes of crystal meth and capturing more than 180 suspects, including Cai who was then the village's Party chief.

After a trial in 2016, Cai was sentenced to death for smuggling and manufacturing drugs and covering for criminals. The court found that Cai had colluded with others to manufacture 180 kg of crystal meth and offered bribes in attempts to free his accomplices who had been detained by police.

Cai's appeal against the verdict was rejected by Guangdong Provincial Higher People's Court in August 2018.