Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian drug trafficker
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About Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen
- Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen (Vietnamese: Tân Ð?c Thanh Nguy?n; 30 October 1983 – 9 May 2018) was a Vietnamese–Australian citizen.
- He was convicted in Indonesia for drug trafficking as a member of the Bali Nine.
- In 2005, Nguyen was arrested in a room at the Melasti Hotel in Kuta together with three others.
- Police uncovered 334 g (11.8 oz) of heroin in a suitcase in the room.
- After a criminal trial, on 15 February 2006 Nguyen was sentenced to life imprisonment.
- His appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court to have the sentence reduced suffered a shock when the Supreme Court imposed the death penalty on 6 September 2006.A subsequent appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court, following a full confession by Nguyen of his role in the plan to import heroin from Bali to Australia, resulted in the original sentence of life imprisonment being reinstated.
- Some media reports claimed Nguyen was believed to be a financer of the smuggling plan.An Indonesian justice ministry official announced on 5 June 2018 that Nguyen had died of stomach cancer on 9 May.
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