Border guards in the northern mountainous province of Son La and police in Moc Chau and Van Ho districts on October arrested a local man who was smuggling 10 bricks of heroin.

Hang A Sang, born in 1996 and residing in Pa Khen 2 sub-area, Moc Chau town, was caught while transporting 10 bricks of heroin

Hang A Sang, born in 1996 and residing in Pa Khen 2 sub-area, Moc Chau town, was caught while transporting the drugs. Sang admitted that he bought the drugs at border area.

Authorised agencies also seized other related exhibits. Further investigation into the case is underway.

Earlier on October 7, Son La police arrested a suspect who was illegally transporting four bricks of heroin and 2,000 synthetic pills in Na Ot village, Na Ot commune, Mai Son district. 

Tong Van Cho, born in 1976 and residing in Na Nghiu 2, Na Nghiu commune, Song Ma district was caught red-handed while attempting to transport the drugs. 

Cho later confessed at the local police station that he was hired to transport the drugs.-

Nghe An police seize big amount of meth, heroin from Lao traffickers

Exhibits seized in the case (Source: baonghean.vn)

Police in the central province of Nghe An, in collaboration with the Drug Crime Investigation Department under the Ministry of Public Security, on October 26 discovered a group of Lao citizens smuggling drugs into Vietnam.

The group entered Vietnam through the forest at midnight and was discovered by local authorities at Kem slope in Xop Pu village, Yen Na commune, Tuong Duong district. 

Especially, they also carried AK rifles and grenades, and opened fire against the police in attempt to flee.

A Lao citizen, who has yet to be identified, was killed from a gunshot wound. Two other suspects escaped.

At the scene, authorised agencies seized three heroin bricks, along with 12,000 meth pills, a rifle, two grenades and 18 bullets.

The case is being further investigated.

One day earlier, the border guard force in the neighbouring province of Ha Tinh and authorised forces arrested two men who were smuggling 32 kg of methamphetamine and ten bricks of heroin from Laos to Vietnam.

Tran Xuan Thanh (born in 1988 in Yen Thanh district, central Nghe An province and living in Vientiane, Laos) and Vo Quoc Duong (born in 1977 and residing in Dien Chau district, Nghe An province) were caught red handed with 30 kg of methamphetamine. 

Examining their car registered in Laos, the authorities found and seized an additional ten bricks of heroin and 2 kg of methamphetamine. 

The arrested admitted that they transported the drugs from Laos to Vietnam for consumption.

VNA