Two Hong Kong men have been executed by firing squad for their part in Vietnam's biggest heroin bust, it was reported yesterday.
Sammy Chan Chun-hung, 38, and Sun Chi-kin, 36, who were arrested for trafficking 18.1kg of heroin in March 1996, were shot in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.
Their families, said not to have been informed in advance, will be invited to Vietnam soon to collect the dead men's personal effects.
The two men were married but it is not known whether they had children. Chan worked in an import and export firm as a clerk and Sun claimed he was a cafe owner. It is believed only Vietnamese officials and journalists were allowed to witness the pair's final moments.
Their cases follow the execution of another Hong Kong heroin smuggler, Wong Chi-shing, in 1995.
Possession or transporting of more than 100 grams of heroin is punishable by death in Vietnam.
