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HCMC police seize 245 kg of drugs in network involving 4 flight attendants

HCMC police seize 245 kg of drugs in network involving 4 flight attendants

Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a drug trafficking operation, arresting 27 people and seizing 245 kilograms of drugs, as part of an ongoing investigation into a network involving four airline attendants allegedly smuggling narcotics into Vietnam.
100 police officers bust armed drug trafficking gang at Vietnam-Cambodia border

100 police officers bust armed drug trafficking gang at Vietnam-Cambodia border

26 arrested for trafficking 300 kg of drugs from Laos to HCMC

26 arrested for trafficking 300 kg of drugs from Laos to HCMC

Nearly 1,200 ‘dangerous’ drug criminals on the loose, police admit

Nearly 1,200 ‘dangerous’ drug criminals on the loose, police admit

The Ministry of Public Security has said 1,185 “extremely dangerous” drug-related offenders who are wanted by the police are at large.
November 21, 2020 | 05:00 pm PT
First half drug busts up nearly 10 percent

First half drug busts up nearly 10 percent

Vietnam has seen a 9.46 percent year-on-year increase in the number of recorded drug busts in the first six months, the Ministry of Public Security says.
June 20, 2020 | 01:04 am PT
Four Laotians arrested for smuggling 60,000 ecstasy pills

Four Laotians arrested for smuggling 60,000 ecstasy pills

Local police arrested four Laotians near central Quang Binh Province on Tuesday on drug smuggling charges.
January 8, 2020 | 03:45 am PT
Saigon drug haul up tenfold year-on-year: police

Saigon drug haul up tenfold year-on-year: police

Saigon police have seized over 1.6 tons of drugs since the beginning of this year, more than 10 times the same period last year.
October 4, 2019 | 11:56 pm PT
Taiwan arrests 12 Vietnamese migrants for drug abuse

Taiwan arrests 12 Vietnamese migrants for drug abuse

12 Vietnamese migrants were allegedly found taking synthetic drugs like amphetamine and ketamine in Taiwan.
December 13, 2018 | 05:01 pm PT
Two men arrested in Saigon with 19 kilos of meth

Two men arrested in Saigon with 19 kilos of meth

Two men carrying 19 kilos of meth were arrested at a major Ho Chi Minh City bus station Wednesday.
December 13, 2018 | 02:22 am PT
Vietnam probes $35 million cocaine in steel scrap shipment

Vietnam probes $35 million cocaine in steel scrap shipment

Authorities are investigating a cocaine haul worth around $35 million from a scrap steel shipment in southern Vietnam.
July 25, 2018 | 05:55 pm PT
The men who lorded over Vietnam's drug valley

The men who lorded over Vietnam's drug valley

Before two drug lords were gunned down by the police last month, Long Luong Commune had been a narcotics haven for over a decade.
July 15, 2018 | 09:26 pm PT
Vietnam arrests 3 Thai nationals in $2.2 million drug bust

Vietnam arrests 3 Thai nationals in $2.2 million drug bust

The massive haul is the second in a week around the Laos border.
March 28, 2018 | 12:08 am PT
The alarm bells that guard a Saigon commune

The alarm bells that guard a Saigon commune

500 bells have been installed in Ba Diem Commune to alert residents in case of arson or burglary and to scare drug users away. 
October 30, 2017 | 12:36 am PT
 
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