Ha Di Luon Kham Keson with the exhibits (Photo: www.nhandan.com.vn) Quang Tri (VNA) – Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri, in coordination with the security force of Savannakhet province of Laos, have arrested a Lao man for smuggling 94,000 meth pills. Colonel Le Van Phuong, chief of the province’s border guards, said on February 15 that the 24-year-old Ha Di Luon Kham Keson (residing in Tha Sy Da hamlet, Se Phang Phay district, Kham Muon province of Laos) was seized on February 14 at Khua Khau Cac hamlet, Saybuly district, Savannakhet province, about 350 km from the Lao Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri, while he was attempting to transport the drugs. The man, together with the meth pills, a mobile phone, and other relevant objects found at the site, were handed over to Savannakhet’s security forces. The two sides are continuing efforts to search for other smugglers in the drug ring. In September 2018, Quang Tri’s border guards … [Read more...] about Quang Tri: Lao man arrested for smuggling 94,000 meth pills
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Son La: 12 bricks of heroin, 36,000 meth pills seized
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Son La (VNA) – Border guards of the northern mountainous province of Son La on November 15 arrested a man who was illegally transporting 12 bricks of heroin and 36,000 meth pills. The 49-year-old, Song A Thao, residing in Sa Lai hamlet, Chieng Xuan commune, Van Ho district, Son La province, was seized in the border area in Chieng Son commune, Moc Chau district. The case is currently under further investigation. Four days ago, police in Son La’s Van Ho and Moc Chau districts also caught a man attempting to smuggle in 30 bricks of heroin. Pua Lao Sau, born in 1967 and residing in Cang Ty village, Chieng Khua commune of Son La’s Moc Chau district, was arrested in Tan Lap village in Long Luong commune of Van Ho district. In addition to the heroin, authorities seized 15 bags of meth pills, one automobile and other relevant exhibits. –VNA … [Read more...] about Son La: 12 bricks of heroin, 36,000 meth pills seized
Over 4,200 meth pills seized in Quang Tri
On July 15 afternoon, they found that passengers in a car plated 73A-098.90 showed suspicious behavior at the My Yen wharf, situated in Bich La Dong village, Tan Thanh commune, Huong Hoa district. At 3:30pm, they arrested Nguyen Thi Thao Ly – aged 17 and residing in An Du Dong 1, Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Linh district – and confiscated her collection of pills. Seeing their accomplice arrested, two others drove to Dong Ha city. At 10pm the same day, the car was found at a stone mine in Thuong Lam village, Cam Chinh commune, Cam Lo district. Authorities later arrested Tran Thanh Giang, 22, residing in Tan Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district, Quang Binh province, at the site. They are believed to be part of a drug ring, trafficking drugs from Laos to Quang Binh for consumption. The investigation is still ongoing.Vietnamnews Tags: Over 4 200 meth pills seized in Quang Tri … [Read more...] about Over 4,200 meth pills seized in Quang Tri
Two Lao traffickers caught for carrying 34,000 meth pills
Two arrested traffickers (Source: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Border guards of the central province of Thanh Hoa announced on May 9 that they caught two persons red-handed for carrying 34,000 meth pills from the Lao province of Houaphan to Vietnam. The arrested traffickers were Nang Dua Mua, 40, and Nang May Ho, 47, residing in Phusay village, Viengsay district, Houaphan province. They were arrested in Na Thoong village, Sam Neua district, Houaphan province on May 7. The Thanh Hoa provincial border guards and Houaphan’s Security Department are investigating the case. Last month, border guards in the central province of Quang Binh captured three Lao nationals who were smuggling 24,000 methamphetamine pills into Vietnam. They admitted they were transporting the methamphetamine pills from Laos to sell in Vietnam.-VNA … [Read more...] about Two Lao traffickers caught for carrying 34,000 meth pills
Thailand seizes meth pills worth $30 mln
Thai police announced Friday a huge seizure of more than five million illegal methamphetamine pills -- worth about $30 million -- believed to have been smuggled from Myanmar. Six people were arrested in two related seizures of the pills, known as yaba -- "crazy medicine" -- found at a house in Nonthaburi near Bangkok and in a truck in the central province of Phetchabun, authorities said. "We seized around 5.3 million yaba pills worth around one billion baht," Police Lieutenant General Surapol Thuanthong of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau told AFP by telephone. He said the pills were produced in Myanmar and smuggled through the Golden Triangle region, where the remote edges of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. "Now production is increasing because it makes a lot of profits", Surapol said. "Minority groups have small factories to make them." It is estimated that at least 1.4 billion yaba tablets -- with an estimated street value of $8.5 billion -- are being produced each year … [Read more...] about Thailand seizes meth pills worth $30 mln