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74 arrested, $52,500 in drugs seized in Singapore raids

74 arrested, $52,500 in drugs seized in Singapore raids

Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 74 suspects and seized over S$68,000 (US$52,500) worth of drugs in a five-day islandwide operation from Oct. 13 to 17.
Thailand seizes $90M in crystal meth disguised as corn flour bags

Thailand seizes $90M in crystal meth disguised as corn flour bags

Southeast Asia's largest economy seizes drugs worth $426M

Southeast Asia's largest economy seizes drugs worth $426M

29 kg of meth disguised as durian seized in Philippine drug bust

29 kg of meth disguised as durian seized in Philippine drug bust

Philippine authorities have seized 29 kilograms of methamphetamine disguised as freeze-dried durian in a ₱197.2 million ($3.53 million) drug bust.
May 14, 2025 | 04:23 pm PT
South Korean man, girlfriend busted for drug use in Saigon apartment

South Korean man, girlfriend busted for drug use in Saigon apartment

Police in HCMC’s Thu Duc City arrested a South Korean man and his Vietnamese girlfriend on Monday after finding them using drugs at a rented luxury apartment.
June 10, 2024 | 10:38 pm PT
48 Chinese tourists arrested in Thailand pub drug bust

48 Chinese tourists arrested in Thailand pub drug bust

The Thai police have arrested 48 Chinese tourists for allegedly using illegal drugs following a pre-dawn raid on a pub in Bangkok's Huai Khwang District.
June 4, 2023 | 09:00 pm PT
Seven arrested in southern province's largest-ever drug bust

Seven arrested in southern province's largest-ever drug bust

Police in Dong Nai arrested seven drug smugglers and seized 20 kilograms of methamphetamine in what is said to be the largest-ever bust in the province.
February 5, 2021 | 01:16 am PT
6 get death in HCMC for trafficking nearly 100 kg of drugs

6 get death in HCMC for trafficking nearly 100 kg of drugs

A HCMC court sentenced six members of a transnational gang to death on Friday for trafficking 100 kg of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam.
January 29, 2021 | 10:18 pm PT
15 arrested as HCMC police seize 100 kg of drugs

15 arrested as HCMC police seize 100 kg of drugs

HCMC police and officers from the Ministry of Public Security have arrested 15 members of a drug trafficking ring following a massive crackdown.
October 26, 2020 | 11:15 pm PT
Vietnam seizes 237 kg of drugs in large-scale bust

Vietnam seizes 237 kg of drugs in large-scale bust

Ha Tinh Police confirmed Monday they had arrested 11 suspects and seized 237 kg of different narcotics following a large-scale crackdown.
September 14, 2020 | 12:24 am PT
Vietnam sentences Malaysian woman to death for drug smuggling

Vietnam sentences Malaysian woman to death for drug smuggling

A HCMC court sentenced a Malaysian woman to death on Monday for transporting 3.3 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to Vietnam.
August 24, 2020 | 03:02 am PT
307 kg of meth seized in Vietnam, four arrested

307 kg of meth seized in Vietnam, four arrested

Police confiscated 307 kg of meth in the central Quang Binh Province on Tuesday, arresting four suspects.
April 15, 2020 | 01:31 am PT
Four men arrested in central Vietnam drug bust

Four men arrested in central Vietnam drug bust

Nghe An police arrested four men and seized more than 12 kilograms of various drugs during a raid in the central province Thursday.
November 29, 2019 | 03:44 am PT
Nigerians arrested at Laos-Vietnam border trafficking drugs

Nigerians arrested at Laos-Vietnam border trafficking drugs

Two Nigerian men arrested at the Laos-Vietnam border in central Vietnam for carrying meth intended for foreign markets.
September 23, 2019 | 05:15 am PT
Vietnam drug haul exceeds six tons in just four months

Vietnam drug haul exceeds six tons in just four months

To put this in perspective, the combined tally for 2017 and 2018 was 8.5 tons.
April 28, 2019 | 04:44 pm PT
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