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Update news drug trafficking
Vietnam's Drug Crime Investigation Department has warned of a surge in drug smuggling via maritime routes, using more sophisticated tactics.
Customs officers and border guards in the central province of Quang Tri have just arrested nine Lao citizens for allegedly transporting 100 kilos of methamphetamine.
Police in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau announced on Friday that they had completed their largest drug bust.
Recent investigations have exposed a web of illicit drug transactions related to the flight attendants' drug case amounting to more than VNĐ25 trillion (US$1 billion).
Vietnam placed top priority on preventing drug trafficking and drug use by setting up early warnings and barriers including education, post drug addiction programmes, as well as strict control and surveillance on illegal drug trafficking.
Customs authorities seized more than 3 tonnes of drugs of all kinds, with 365 suspects involved, from December 16, 2022 to February 15, 2024, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance to National Assembly deputies.
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department working alongside police forces in Binh Duong province have broken up a transnational drug trafficking ring from Cambodia to Vietnam, seizing more than 64kg of drugs of various kinds.
Up to 288 kilos of cocaine have been found drifting onto a beach in Binh Son District in the central province of Quang Ngai.
Three packages containing drugs have been found on a beach in Binh Son District in the central province of Quang Ngai.
Ho Chi Minh City Police are coordinating with Department C04 and local police to continue to expand the investigation into the big drug trafficking and arrest leaders of the ring.
Police forces in Ho Chi Minh City announced on November 29 that they have smashed a criminal gang smuggling illicit drugs from Cambodia, arresting several traffickers and seizing almost 35 kgs of various drugs in the process.
The police in the northern province of Hai Duong announced on November 27 that they have successfully smashed two large drug rings sending illicit substances into Vietnam via international air routes and through postal services.
The case is still in the process of appeal, and the two flight attendants have not been able to return to Vietnam.
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) under the Ministry of Public Security announced on November 24 that it has smashed a cross-border drug production and trafficking ring and launched legal proceedings against seven suspects.
The police forces of HCMC, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Can Tho cracked 5,981 drug trafficking rings and arrested 10,904 drug traffickers in 2023.
The People’s Court of Binh Phuoc Province yesterday sentenced three defendants to death for smuggling nearly 31 kilograms of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam.
Drug traffickers have discovered many new ways to hide drugs to escape the supervision of the police. Drugs can be mixed, marinated, or packaged in the form of food, beverages or electronic cigarettes.
Founded to combat drug crime in the nation, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Division under the Hanoi Police has its work cut out for it.
The Hanoi Customs Department on June 22 confiscated two packages transported by air from France to Vietnam, containing 19kg of ketamine.
The Ho Chi Minh City Police prosecuted 57 cases and 129 defendants with crimes for the acts of illegally trading, transporting and storing drugs, failing to report and conceal crimes.