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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.
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

Man sentenced to death for possessing 2 kg of drugs

Man sentenced to death for possessing 2 kg of drugs

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
Lao nationals receive death for smuggling 45 kg of meth

Lao nationals receive death for smuggling 45 kg of meth

Two Lao people were sentenced to death on Friday for smuggling 45.7 kg of methamphetamine into the central province of Quang Tri.
April 14, 2023 | 04:53 pm PT
Vietnam drug sting busts buses from Laos

Vietnam drug sting busts buses from Laos

Officers found a total of 6kg of drugs on four passenger buses entering Vietnam at the Lao Bao border gate in the central province of Quang Tri this week.
January 12, 2023 | 04:54 pm PT
 
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