Quynh Van Huynh Vietnamese boss of a drugs gang were today jailed for a total of 23 years for a punishment beating that left a man dead.
Three Vietnamese members of a drugs gang were today jailed for a total of 23 years for a punishment beating that left a man dead.Tran Nguyen, 44, was beaten up and dumped fatally injured in a hospital in November 2006, two months after arriving in the UK on the back of a lorry.The gang accused the father-of-two of stealing plants from the cannabis factory he tended in Newport, south Wales, a four-month trial heard. Quynh Van Huynh, 51, who was the boss, was jailed for nine years for manslaughter at Cardiff Crown Court today.Than Van Le, 32, and Cong Van Le, 50, were sentenced to seven years each. All three had denied murder.In a statement read to the court by prosecutor Roger Griffiths, Mr Nguyen’s widow said she feared for the safety of herself and her family after giving evidence to the police.Pham Thi Thien said: "When I heard the news of my husband’s death it was devastating for me and my children."You can imagine the situation when a wife loses her husband and children l...