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Kenyan woman sentenced to death for smuggling 2 kg of drugs through Vietnam

Kenyan woman sentenced to death for smuggling 2 kg of drugs through Vietnam

A Kenyan woman in Ho Chi Minh City was sentenced to death for trafficking over 2 kg of drugs through Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Thailand issues warning about 'zombie cigarettes' amid rising popularity in Bangkok

Thailand issues warning about 'zombie cigarettes' amid rising popularity in Bangkok

Vietnamese-Russian model indicted for drug possession

Vietnamese-Russian model indicted for drug possession

Thailand considers wall along border with Cambodia

Thailand considers wall along border with Cambodia

Thailand is considering a proposal to build a 55 km-long wall along the border with Cambodia in Sa Kaeo Province’s Aranyaprathet District to curb human and drug trafficking.
February 14, 2025 | 08:36 pm PT
90 Vietnamese arrested in South Korean bars, clubs on drug charges

90 Vietnamese arrested in South Korean bars, clubs on drug charges

90 Vietnamese nationals were arrested on drug-related charges in the fourth quarter of 2024, Busan police said Wednesday.
February 5, 2025 | 02:49 pm PT
Ninja Van driver sentenced to 14 years for meth trafficking

Ninja Van driver sentenced to 14 years for meth trafficking

A Singaporean delivery driver for logistics firm Ninja Van has been sentenced to 14 years and six months in prison for delivering a package containing methamphetamine.
February 3, 2025 | 07:26 pm PT
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico

President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking.
February 3, 2025 | 04:03 pm PT
Vietnam official leads drug trafficking ring across Laos border

Vietnam official leads drug trafficking ring across Laos border

A commune chairman in Vietnam's central Nghe An Province has been accused of masterminding a drug operation that trafficked drugs from Laos into Vietnam for distribution across multiple localities.
January 9, 2025 | 10:00 pm PT
HCMC court sentences 27 to death in drug trafficking case

HCMC court sentences 27 to death in drug trafficking case

The HCMC People's Court sentenced a Vietnamese drug lord and her 26 subordinates to death on Friday for drug trafficking, marking a case with the highest number of individuals sentenced to death in Vietnam in the past decade.
December 27, 2024 | 07:16 pm PT
Courier sentenced to death for smuggling 25 kg of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam

Courier sentenced to death for smuggling 25 kg of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to death for trafficking 25 kilograms of drugs across the Vietnam-Cambodia border multiple times.
November 21, 2024 | 12:36 am PT
Nearly half of Vietnamese drug users aged 12 to 30: police

Nearly half of Vietnamese drug users aged 12 to 30: police

Drug use among young people in Vietnam is on the rise, with nearly half of all users aged between 12 and 30, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
November 19, 2024 | 12:17 am PT
100 police officers bust armed drug trafficking gang at Vietnam-Cambodia border

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

Over 100 armed police officers orchestrated a coordinated raid Saturday on a drug trafficking gang in Tay Ninh Province that borders Cambodia, confiscating nearly 60 kilograms of drugs, along with firearms and ammunition.
November 16, 2024 | 06:18 pm PT
Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder wanted in US on drug, murder charges

Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder wanted in US on drug, murder charges

A fugitive Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is among more than a dozen facing U.S. federal charges in connection with an international cocaine distribution ring that "orchestrated multiple murders," prosecutors said Thursday.
October 17, 2024 | 07:25 pm PT
Strange produce: smugglers disguise meth as melons in US

Strange produce: smugglers disguise meth as melons in US

Smugglers disguised $5 million worth of methamphetamine as watermelons and tried to truck them across the border from Mexico, U.S. border agents said.
August 21, 2024 | 07:22 pm PT
Military captain sentenced to death for running 227-kg narcotics ring

Military captain sentenced to death for running 227-kg narcotics ring

A former military captain in Ho Chi Minh City was sentenced to death for running a narcotics trading ring involving 227 kilograms of drugs.
August 10, 2024 | 10:00 pm PT
Thai footballer arrested for drug trafficking

Thai footballer arrested for drug trafficking

Midfielder Jesadaporn Nimnon, 22, who played in Thai League 1, was arrested by police for drug possession and trafficking.
August 9, 2024 | 01:30 am PT
Man sentenced to death for possessing 2 kg of drugs

Man sentenced to death for possessing 2 kg of drugs

A Quang Nam Province court handed the death penalty on Tuesday to a drug dealer who was caught red-handed with two kilograms of drugs.
August 6, 2024 | 08:08 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
HCMC police seize 44 kg of drugs, arrest 90 smugglers

HCMC police seize 44 kg of drugs, arrest 90 smugglers

The HCMC police have arrested nearly 90 people linked to a gang suspected to smuggle drugs into Vietnam by concealing them in food containers.
May 22, 2024 | 04:00 am PT
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