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Thailand seizes record 1.6 tonnes of crystal meth

Thailand seizes record 1.6 tonnes of crystal meth

Thai authorities intercepted more than one and a half tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in a record seizure of the illegal drug, senior narcotic officials said on Monday.
Drug bust yields 5 persons accused of $250,000 in smuggling

Drug bust yields 5 persons accused of $250,000 in smuggling

Vietnam, Laos remain hot spots for Golden Triangle drug trade

Vietnam, Laos remain hot spots for Golden Triangle drug trade

Heroin traffickers caught carrying Laotian shipment bound for China

Heroin traffickers caught carrying Laotian shipment bound for China

Two Vietnamese traffickers transporting heroin from Laos to Vietnam were arrested Thursday before they could ship it to China.
March 24, 2022 | 05:21 am PT
Thailand seizes $88 million worth of crystal meth bound for Taiwan

Thailand seizes $88 million worth of crystal meth bound for Taiwan

Thai authorities intercepted nearly 900 kg (2,000 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine hidden in a cargo shipment at Bangkok's Port Custom Office and bound for Taiwan where it could be sold for up to $88 million, a customs official said on Saturday.
December 4, 2021 | 05:01 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
Hong Kong seizes half a ton of meth from Vietnam

Hong Kong seizes half a ton of meth from Vietnam

Hong Kong announced a record seizure of over half a ton of methamphetamine Monday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had led smugglers to riskier bulk shipments in place of traditional drug mules.
November 2, 2020 | 06:13 pm PT
Former cop among seven sentenced to death for drug trafficking

Former cop among seven sentenced to death for drug trafficking

A court in the northern province of Dien Bien on Friday sentenced seven people to death and three others to life imprisonment for trafficking over 52 kg of heroin.
August 22, 2020 | 12:00 am PT
Five Laotians caught smuggling 60,000 ecstasy pills into Vietnam

Five Laotians caught smuggling 60,000 ecstasy pills into Vietnam

Five Lao men linked to a cross-border trafficking ring were detained Tuesday while transporting 60,000 ecstasy pills into Vietnam.
August 5, 2020 | 01:18 am PT
Man caught carrying 50 kg of meth in Lao border province

Man caught carrying 50 kg of meth in Lao border province

Police in north-central Vietnam's Nghe An Province detained a man on Friday for transporting 50 kg of methamphetamine by car.
June 27, 2020 | 05:36 pm PT
Two drug traffickers arrested after car chase

Two drug traffickers arrested after car chase

Ha Tinh police detained two men Friday after a car chase of over 15 km following which they seized 31 kg of methamphetamine.
June 26, 2020 | 04:48 pm PT
Mother, daughter among five to die for drug trafficking

Mother, daughter among five to die for drug trafficking

A HCMC court Friday awarded death sentences to five members of a cross-border drug trafficking gang, including a mother and daughter.
June 12, 2020 | 09:00 pm PT
Vietnam sees record surge in crystal meth, ketamine seizures

Vietnam sees record surge in crystal meth, ketamine seizures

An annual narcotics report on the Asia-Pacific region showed Vietnam seized a record amount of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine last year.
May 22, 2020 | 12:24 am PT
Lao man caught trafficking 10 kg of meth into Vietnam

Lao man caught trafficking 10 kg of meth into Vietnam

Quang Tri border guards Monday detained a Lao man transporting 10 kg of meth and 20,000 pills of synthetic drugs into Vietnam.
December 30, 2019 | 07:10 am PT
One Vietnamese, four Lao men caught trafficking heroin

One Vietnamese, four Lao men caught trafficking heroin

Hai Phong City police have busted what they say is a transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting one Vietnamese and four Lao men.
December 8, 2019 | 12:21 am PT
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