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Vietnam ends death penalty for bribery, drug smuggling

Vietnam ends death penalty for bribery, drug smuggling

Bribery, embezzlement and drug smuggling will no longer carry the death penalty in Vietnam after lawmakers passed sweeping legal reforms on Wednesday.
153 test positive for narcotics use in Hai Phong bar

153 test positive for narcotics use in Hai Phong bar

44 caught using drugs in Dak Lak bars

44 caught using drugs in Dak Lak bars

Meth user takes ambulance for a spin

Meth user takes ambulance for a spin

A man high on drugs broke into a hospital, stole an ambulance and caused mayhem in Ninh Kieu District of Mekong Delta’s Can Tho.
June 15, 2022 | 10:45 pm PT
88 caught using drugs in HCMC bar raid

88 caught using drugs in HCMC bar raid

A total 88 people in a Ho Chi Minh City dance club tested positive for drugs during a police raid Saturday.
April 9, 2022 | 03:00 am PT
HCMC police raid drug-fueled club past midnight

HCMC police raid drug-fueled club past midnight

78 people tested positive for drugs at a club in HCMC's District 3 on Sunday, local police said.
February 13, 2022 | 10:40 pm PT
Russian detained for growing cannabis in bedroom

Russian detained for growing cannabis in bedroom

A Russian tourist was detained Saturday for growing cannabis in a house in the central Binh Thuan Province.
December 25, 2021 | 02:30 am PT
1.6 tons of drugs seized in 2021: Vietnam customs

1.6 tons of drugs seized in 2021: Vietnam customs

Vietnam's customs authorities seized over 1.6 tons of narcotics over the previous 12 months and arrested 222 people in related cases.
December 23, 2021 | 06:21 pm PT
Five kilos of meth bound for Australia seized in HCMC

Five kilos of meth bound for Australia seized in HCMC

Local authorities discovered five kilos of methamphetamine hidden in scented wax in the form of candles being sent to Australia Saturday.
November 13, 2021 | 10:00 pm PT
Drug addiction sees numbers rising to 28,500 in HCMC

Drug addiction sees numbers rising to 28,500 in HCMC

Over 28,500 people in HCMC are drug addicts, a 4.3 percent increase from late 2020, according to the municipal People's Committee.
November 13, 2021 | 07:30 pm PT
Drug-popping partygoers detained, fined amid Covid ban on gatherings

Drug-popping partygoers detained, fined amid Covid ban on gatherings

Dozens of people across the country have been detained this week for partying and using drugs en-masse despite a ban on non-essential services amid the coronavirus crisis.
May 8, 2021 | 01:09 am PT
Drugs found hidden in parcels sent from other countries

Drugs found hidden in parcels sent from other countries

Around 36 kg of drugs were found at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat International Airport Tuesday, hidden inside milk, coffee and peanut cartons sent from abroad.
April 27, 2021 | 04:29 am PT
Woman caught selling cannabis-infused milk tea to tourists in Da Lat

Woman caught selling cannabis-infused milk tea to tourists in Da Lat

Police in Da Lat Town in the Central Highlands said they caught a woman on Monday allegedly selling tea laced with weed at around VND200,000 ($8.67) a bottle.
April 19, 2021 | 08:15 pm PT
Canadian grows 'medicinal' cannabis in Binh Thuan

Canadian grows 'medicinal' cannabis in Binh Thuan

A Canadian man in central Binh Thuan Province has been found cultivating nearly 500 cannabis plants in his home for supposed medicinal purposes.
April 8, 2021 | 03:00 am PT
Four caught trafficking 350 kg of drugs

Four caught trafficking 350 kg of drugs

Four people have been arrested in the central Nghe An Province for allegedly trafficking around 350 kg of drugs.
April 6, 2021 | 01:30 am PT
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