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Foreigners among 28 arrested in Vietnam for selling cannabis via private chat groups

Foreigners among 28 arrested in Vietnam for selling cannabis via private chat groups

Cannabis traded quietly through private chat apps and closed online groups has triggered the arrest of 28 people in Ho Chi Minh City, including several foreigners, police said on Jan. 21.
Drug pushers escape death by skin of teeth as law changes on day of conviction

Drug pushers escape death by skin of teeth as law changes on day of conviction

ChatGPT helps Vietnamese homestay owner uncover guest's drug operation

ChatGPT helps Vietnamese homestay owner uncover guest's drug operation

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
Taiwanese man arrested for smuggling two kg of meth across Vietnam-Cambodia border

Taiwanese man arrested for smuggling two kg of meth across Vietnam-Cambodia border

A 32-year-old Taiwanese man was arrested for attempting to smuggle two kilograms of methamphetamine into Vietnam from Cambodia, Tay Ninh Province police reported.
September 20, 2024 | 12:44 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
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
18 sentenced to death for drug trafficking, including former Korean policeman

18 sentenced to death for drug trafficking, including former Korean policeman

A former South Korean police officer and 17 other people in Ho Chi Minh City were sentenced to death Saturday for trafficking over 216 kg of drugs.
November 11, 2023 | 07:15 pm PT
Kenyan woman caught entering HCMC with 2.3 kg of cocaine

Kenyan woman caught entering HCMC with 2.3 kg of cocaine

HCMC police have arrested a Kenyan woman arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport with 2.3 kg of cocaine in her suitcase.
July 17, 2023 | 10:27 pm PT
10 sentenced to death for drug trafficking in northern Vietnam

10 sentenced to death for drug trafficking in northern Vietnam

The People's Court of the northwestern province of Son La handed out 10 death penalties and one life sentence to members of a drug trafficking ring during trials from June 1-5.
June 6, 2023 | 12:11 am PT
Man traffics drugs hidden inside vitamin bottles from Canada to Vietnam

Man traffics drugs hidden inside vitamin bottles from Canada to Vietnam

A man is being investigated for smuggling MDMA tablets from Canada into Vietnam by hiding them in vitamin C bottles.
May 12, 2023 | 03:54 am PT
Vietnamese-Canadian deals drugs to pay gambling debts

Vietnamese-Canadian deals drugs to pay gambling debts

A Vietnamese-Canadian has been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City for trafficking hundreds of kilograms of drugs following gambling losses in Cambodia.
May 11, 2023 | 03:12 pm PT
HCMC police raids arrest 21 for ecstasy production

HCMC police raids arrest 21 for ecstasy production

More than 100 police simultaneously raided 16 locations in Ho Chi Minh City to arrest 21 people suspected of involvement in an large-scale ecstasy production ring with supply from France.
April 28, 2023 | 06:57 am PT
Airborne drug trafficking 'on the rise'

Airborne drug trafficking 'on the rise'

The amount of drugs seized via air routes over the past three months alone has been more than the past five years combined, according to police.
April 27, 2023 | 04:47 pm PT
Three Taiwanese on trial in HCMC for trafficking 480 kg of drugs

Three Taiwanese on trial in HCMC for trafficking 480 kg of drugs

A HCMC court Friday began the trial of three Taiwanese for allegedly trafficking around 480 kilograms of ketamine and methamphetamine in Vietnam.
April 15, 2023 | 01:00 am PT
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