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Prominent figure "Mr. Environment Vietnam" arrested in HCM City drug bust
During a raid on a drug den in the Ma Lang area of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, police apprehended several individuals, including Nhikolai Dinh, famously known as "Mr. Environment Vietnam."
Growing concern as youth and schools become targets of drug crimes
Schools have become hot spots for illegal drug dealing and consumption.
HCM City: legal proceedings launched against three for illegal drug trading
Police in HCM City on September 23 said they have started legal proceedings against and detained three suspects on illegal trading drug, two of whom are foreigners.
Drug crimes in Vietnam increase in six months
The number of drug-related cases in the first six months of this year increased by 9.46 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to the Investigation Police Department of Drug-related Crimes' statistics.
HCM City police seize biggest-ever drug amount in 2019
Police of Ho Chi Minh City seized the largest-ever volume of drugs and uncovered a big number of sophisticated and transnational drug rings in 2019.
Drugs in the spotlight as police chief takes questions from lawmakers
Minister of Public Security To Lam said his ministry was considering making drug use a criminal offence again as the public is growing wary with the rise of drug offences.
HCM City struggles in war on drugs
Several recent large drug seizures in HCM City have raised concerns over the extent of drug crimes in the city, and the local administration is fighting back.
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