The public sentencing event was organised by the local Qiongshan Court and the Haikou Intermediate People's Court, and was watched by around 300 residents.





It was part of the government's campaign on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which falls on June 26 every year.





The first criminal, 39-year-old Cai Liqun, was found guilty of selling methamphetamine and magu. The latter is a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine, and is a relatively new type of drug in China.





Cai bought the drugs by post before selling them on multiple occasions between September and November in 2015, said the court.



