Ten Filipino “drug mules” have been sentenced to “death without reprieve” in China.

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br /> <div style="font-size: 1.35em; line-height: 20px;"><br /> </div>Their cases are “awaiting final review before the People’s Supreme Court in Beijing, the court of last resort before the judgment becomes final and executory, according to Foreign Undersecretary Esteban Conejos Jr.<br /> Sixty-three others, also facing drug-related charges, were also meted death penalties, but “with a chance of reprieve.”<br /> “If they show good behavior while in jail and evidence of such good behavior is verified, there is a possibility of commutation of their sentence to a lower penalty—life imprisonment or a jail term of not less than 15 years,” Conejos told a news conference at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Friday.<br /> Conejos, who is undersecretary for migrant workers’ affairs, said “there is still hope for our kababayans who are facing the death penalty in China.”<br /> “We urge them to work on the possible reduction of their sentence from death penalty to life imprisonment by showing good behavior. If a detainee does not show good behavior while in jail, the execution of the death penalty is imposed after a two-year period upon the approval of the People’s Supreme Court in Beijing,” the said.<br /> According to Conejos, China “strictly imposes tough penalties against persons caught in possession of prohibited drugs.”

Ten Filipino “drug mules” have been sentenced to “death without reprieve” in China.

Their cases are “awaiting final review before the People’s Supreme Court in Beijing, the court of last resort before the judgment becomes ...

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Former heavyweight world champion Oliver McCall was arrested over the weekend in Ft. Lauderdale and charged with possession of cocaine,

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Former heavyweight world champion Oliver McCall was arrested over the weekend in Ft. Lauderdale and charged with possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation. McCall, who was scheduled to headline a fight card Tuesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida against Zuri Lawrence has been removed from the card. This is not the McCall’s first run in with the law either. In January, 2006 he was arrested by police in Nashville, Tennessee and tasered after attempting to flee. In his pocket was a small amount of cocaine. He was accused of spitting on a police officer and threatened to kill him. The former champion’s son Elijah McCall is still scheduled on the card, promoted by the newly formed Heavyweight Fight Factory. Scheduled to make their debuts on the card are former University of Miami football stars Quadtrine Hill and James Bryant. </span>

Former heavyweight world champion Oliver McCall was arrested over the weekend in Ft. Lauderdale and charged with possession of cocaine,

Former heavyweight world champion Oliver McCall was arrested over the weekend in Ft. Lauderdale and charged with possession of cocaine, poss...

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