A long-wanted smuggling ringleader has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison. He had previously spearheaded a trafficking operation that ended in the death of three Vietnamese people.
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00:00A human trafficker has been sentenced to 9 years and 4 months behind bars for smuggling
00:06over 100 people into Taiwan.
00:09The perpetrator, known by his surname Chen, has ties with criminal gangs.
00:13Chen had long been wanted by authorities and he was finally detained last year.
00:18In 2018, a smuggling operation Chen spearheaded ended with 3 Vietnamese people drowning.
00:24Chen's accomplices have been sentenced to 3 to 5 years in prison.