One was killed in a gun battle between police officers and a group of drug traffickers in a forest in Moc Chau District in the northern Vietnamese province of Son La on Saturday, according to the local police department.
The hunt for the group of armed men illegally transporting drugs in large quantities in the forest turned into a fierce gunfight with one drug trafficker killed, police said on Sunday.
On 8:30 pm on Saturday, a police task force coordinated with functional units to conduct patrols to ensure security and order in Moc Chau.