Chinese court sentences baker's dozen of drug dealers to death in front of 10,000 people - then eight are executed immediately

13 people were sentenced to death in a public trial watched by some 10,000 people on June 24 in China. Eight of those convicted were immediately executed. Lufeng in southern China is a hotbed for drug trafficking and drug making with police trying to crack down on those convicting drug related crimes. The court case was held in an arena and was watched by some 10,000 people. Five were given suspended sentences while the remaining 13 were sentenced to death. Eight of those were immediately executed following the trial. It's understood the execution was not public. Photos show those given the death penalty being loaded into trucks.