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Supreme Court acquits drug kingpin
The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted Laota Saenli and his two sons in a heroin-trafficking trial on the ground of insufficient evidence.
The three were accused of being one of the main distributors of illicit narcotics for drug warlord Wei Hsueh-kang, one of the top commander in the 20,000-strong United Wa State Army (UWSA).
Laota, 70, a twice-decorated village chief in Fang district, told reporters after the verdict reading that he would go back to live a simple life of growing rice.
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