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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.
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
Miss Ecuador contestant, 23, fatally shot amid alleged connection to drug cartels

Miss Ecuador contestant, 23, fatally shot amid alleged connection to drug cartels

Landy Párraga, a 23-year-old contender in the 2022 Miss Ecuador pageant, was assassinated by gunmen while inside a restaurant in Quevedo, Ecuador.
May 2, 2024 | 11:22 pm PT
Man sentenced to death for trading drugs, eyeing 50% profit

Man sentenced to death for trading drugs, eyeing 50% profit

A court in Nghe An Province has sentenced a man to death and a woman accomplice to 20 years in prison for selling 4.3 kg of drugs.
February 27, 2024 | 07:16 pm PT
Wardens win foreign hearts at Vietnam’s largest prison

Wardens win foreign hearts at Vietnam’s largest prison

Captain Doan Ngoc Do Quyen was worried when she took on the task of managing 29 foreign female prisoners, most of whom were serving life sentences at Vietnam’s largest prison.
February 15, 2024 | 07:20 pm PT
HCMC police bust drug manufacturing gang

HCMC police bust drug manufacturing gang

Hundreds of police officers raided a drug lab in HCMC Tuesday and arrested 16 people for allegedly making dozens of kilograms of narcotics.
February 6, 2024 | 07:23 pm PT
Murderer in hiding runs drug ring for two years

Murderer in hiding runs drug ring for two years

A man in central Ha Tinh Province hid in the forest for two years and operated a drug trafficking ring after killing a person.
January 29, 2024 | 07:30 pm PT
Contractor pays construction workers with drugs

Contractor pays construction workers with drugs

A contractor in northern Hai Duong Province was arrested for giving his workers drugs as payment.
January 27, 2024 | 07:52 pm PT
Teacher jailed for delivering heroin for $40

Teacher jailed for delivering heroin for $40

A former teacher in central Nghe An Province was sentenced to 20 years in jail for smuggling heroin for a Lao man for just VND1 million ($40).
January 25, 2024 | 05:00 am PT
9 get death for trafficking 105 kg of drugs from Laos

9 get death for trafficking 105 kg of drugs from Laos

A Nghe An Province court sentenced nine people to death and two others to life imprisonment on Monday for trafficking drugs from Laos and trading them in Vietnam.
January 22, 2024 | 05:54 pm PT
Flight attendant case led to busting of largest drug ring ever in Vietnam: police

Flight attendant case led to busting of largest drug ring ever in Vietnam: police

After finding four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants carrying drugs from aboard last year, the police said they have dismantled "the largest drug trafficking ring in history" that involves around 500 suspects.
January 19, 2024 | 07:51 pm PT
290 kg of cocaine washed ashore in central Vietnam

290 kg of cocaine washed ashore in central Vietnam

More than 290 kilograms of what has been identified as cocaine were washed ashore in central Quang Ngai Province and discovered by locals.
January 15, 2024 | 03:22 pm PT
26 arrested for trafficking 300 kg of drugs from Laos to HCMC

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

Police arrested 26 individuals transporting nearly 300 kg of drugs, hidden in tea and coffee packages, from Laos to Ho Chi Minh City in an international drug trafficking bust.
January 6, 2024 | 10:44 pm PT
From dreams to bars: the journey of Thai woman in Vietnamese prison

From dreams to bars: the journey of Thai woman in Vietnamese prison

Preeyanooch Phuttharaksa was a promising student following her dreams, but after a mistake she now finds herself ensnared in the confines of Vietnam’s Thu Duc prison.
January 6, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
HCMC man gets death penalty for mail receipt of drugs from Germany

HCMC man gets death penalty for mail receipt of drugs from Germany

A HCMC court sentenced local man Nguyen Liao Hung Tran, 30, to death for having 5.8 kg of drugs delivered to him from Germany by mail.
January 6, 2024 | 12:00 am PT
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