8 Laotians arrested for transporting 198kg of drugs to Vietnam
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 15:57 GMT+7
Border guard officers on Sunday last week caught eight Laotians trafficking 198 kilograms of drugs from Laos to Vietnam, the Border Guard of Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam announced on Thursday.
These Lao traffickers, including three men and five women, were caught red-handed transporting the drugs in a car at 11:20 am on Sunday at the Nam Giang international border gate, located in Quang Nam’s Nam Giang District.
The pair of Nam Giang - Dakta Ok international border gates link Quang Nam with the neighboring Lao province of Sekong.
The border guards seized 44 bricks of heroin and approximately 181 kilograms of other drugs from these smugglers.
The provincial Border Guard is working with relevant agencies to handle this transnational drug trafficking ring.
On Thursday morning, Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, presented awards to three border guard units and six individuals for their great efforts to bust this drug trafficking ring.
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| This image shows bricks of heroin confiscated in a drug trafficking ring detected by border guards of Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam on May 26, 2024. Photo: Supplied |
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| Bags of drugs that Vietnamese border guards seized from eight Laotians. Photo: Supplied |
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| Vietnamese border guards arrest three Lao men for their involvement in transporting drugs to Vietnam. Photo: Supplied |
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| Luong Nguyen Minh Triet (L, 2nd), secretary of the Party Committee of Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam, awards flower bouquets and gifts to three border guard units for their great efforts to smash a drug trafficking ring. Photo: Supplied |
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