Vietnamese authorities have dismantled an illegal maritime drug trafficking ring and seized more than 1.1 tons of synthetic drugs, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Drug Crime Investigation Police Department.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on September 3 sentenced 11 defendants to death in a major drug trafficking case.

Hanoi police have dismantled a large-scale network accused of trafficking and repackaging liquid containing the drug Etomidate as vaping products, with transactions through related bank accounts totaling about $3.8 million.

The People’s Court of HCMC today opened the first-instance trial of 227 defendants in a drug trafficking case expanded from the March 2023 case involving 4 flight attendants who were unwittingly used to transport drugs through Tan Son Nhat Airport.

What began with the seizure of just 10 unused glass pipes has led Ho Chi Minh City police to dismantle a large-scale network that allegedly manufactured and distributed more than 100,000 pieces of equipment used for illegal drug consumption.

Representatives of Vietnam, China, Laos and Myanmar met in Hanoi on June 2 over the implementation of a three-month anti-drug campaign.

Authorities seized more than 23kg of narcotics after capturing a suspected drug trafficker who reportedly resisted arrest with a knife during an operation near the Laos border.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large interprovincial drug trafficking network, arresting 140 people and seizing more than 9kg of narcotics after an investigation that began with a low-level street dealer.

Authorities say a pharmacy professor masterminded a sophisticated operation that smuggled more than 50 tons of caffeine across borders.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province and authorities in Laos’ Houaphanh Province have jointly dismantled a transnational drug trafficking network, seizing 23.4kg of narcotics and precursor substances.

Police in Dak Lak Province have dismantled the largest drug trafficking network ever uncovered in the region, arresting multiple suspects and seizing over 9 kilograms of narcotics.

Vietnamese authorities reveal fentanyl was found in a seized vial, marking a dangerous new trend in synthetic drug trafficking.

Five Laotian men were sentenced to life imprisonment for smuggling nearly 100kg of methamphetamine into Vietnam in exchange for money.

Police uncovered a massive drug smuggling operation using international express services, seizing 97.5kg of narcotics.

Authorities in Da Nang confiscate 500g of powder drugs and 100kg of synthetic marijuana in major bust.

In an ongoing investigation into an illicit drug trafficking and usage network, Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested renowned fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri, a prominent figure in Vietnam's fashion and entertainment industry.

A foreign defendant who was caught bringing over 3.5 kg of heroin into Vietnam has been spared the death penalty thanks to recent amendments to Vietnam’s Penal Code.

A Vietnamese-led drug ring smuggling narcotics from the Golden Triangle was dismantled with 68 bricks of synthetic drugs seized.

Nguyen Van Vien graduated from the Peoples’ Police Academy majoring in police economics, but his career shifted from major crime investigations to a tough fight against drug crime.