Police traced a 1.2-ton drug flow from Laos into Vietnam, leading to one of the country's biggest drug raids.

Vietnamese police have dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking network, arresting 13 suspects and seizing 777 kg of synthetic narcotics, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) reported on November 20.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter of commendation to competent forces involved in the successful crackdown on large-scale drug trafficking rings transporting illicit substances from abroad into Vietnam.

The ring exploited remote border crossings in western Nghe An, previously known as Tuong Duong district, to smuggle narcotics from Laos into Vietnam for distribution across northern provinces, according to officials.

Border guards in Quang Nam Province have arrested a major drug trafficker transporting 38 bricks of heroin - approximately 14.3kg - from Laos into Vietnam.

The April 17 manhunt for Bui Dinh Khanh in Quang Ninh province was still fresh when news about Phu Tho Police discovering the province’s biggest drug case shocked the public.

A closer look at the elaborate disguises used to smuggle multi-ton narcotics and the meticulous investigations that exposed them.

Authorities dismantle Vietnam’s largest illegal drug production ring, arresting 16 suspects and seizing massive quantities of ketamine and chemicals.

Authorities in Nam Dinh Province have successfully dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking network that operated through online platforms.

At the scene, more than 30kg of drugs were seized, including three bricks of heroin, eight kg of methamphetamine, over 12kg of ketamine, tens of thousands of ecstasy pills, and hundreds of packages of liquid drugs.