China tries alleged drug lord over Mekong killings
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Beijing - A Chinese court on Thursday tried alleged Golden Triangle drug lord Nor Kham and five accomplices over the killing of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong river in October.
Prosecutors in the south-western city of Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, charged all six defendants with murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and hijacking ships, state media reported.
Myanmar citizen Nor Kham, 44, was extradited from Laos to China in May following joint operations by police from Thailand, Laos andChina.
The other five defendants were all foreigners, the official Xinhua news agency said without giving their nationality.//DPA
