Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa said on January 22 that they had busted two drug rings from Laos, seizing more than 6,000 methamphetamine pills, a brick of heroin (350g), one kg of crystal meth and weapons. On January 19, police of Quan Hoa district caught 40-year-old Hoang Ngoc Bang from Muong Ly commune, Muong Lat district, selling a packet of heroin and a meth pill in Trung Son commune. Searching the man’s house, they seized 10 plastic bags containing 2,020 meth pills. Bang has three previous drug convictions. After completing previous jail terms, he trafficked drugs from Laos to Muong Lat and Quan Hoa districts of Thanh Hoa province. The same day, Quan Hoa police also arrested 36-year-old Vi Van Dong from Ta Ban hamlet, Trung Son commune, for drug trafficking and storage. They found 4,200 meth pill, a brick of heroin, 1 kg of crystal meth, a homemade gun and knives, swords and other tools in … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa province: police bust two drug rings
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Thanh Hoa announces new community-based tours in Pu Luong
An eco-tourism site in Thanh Hoa (Source: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) - A number of community-based tours made their debut in Don hamlet, Thanh Lam commune, Ba Thuoc district of the central province of Thanh Hoa on October 19. Pu Luong is a nature reserve established in 1999 with its area covering Ba Thuoc and Quan Hoa districts. It is considered as a valuable natural reserve for science research, socio-economic and ecotourism development. The tours offer visitors activities to discover local primeval forests, waterfalls, rivers and mountains. They can also participate in traditional festivals of the locality, visit traditional trade villages, enjoy local specialities and experience daily activities of locals, especially those from ethnic minority groups. Visitors can take one-day tours in Pu Luong, or two-day tours across three districts of Ba Thuoc, Quan Hoa and Lang Chanh. There are also tours going cross Hoa Binh province to Ba Thuoc. Chairman of Ba Thuoc district … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa announces new community-based tours in Pu Luong
Floods leave 10 dead, 5 missing in Thanh Hoa, Son La
Floods leave 10 dead, 5 missing in Thanh Hoa, Son LaThe Saigon Times Daily Local people in Thach Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province, move around by canoe due to heavy flooding – PHOTO: VNA HCMC - By 5 p.m. on September 2, floods triggered by heavy rains had left nine people dead and five others missing in Thanh Hoa Province and one dead in Son La Province, local media reported. Statistics from the National Committee for Search and Rescue under the Ministry of National Defense’s Search and Rescue Operations Department show that the floods had killed five people in Cam Thuy District and four others in Muong Lat District of Thanh Hoa Province. Of the missing victims, four were in Muong Lat District and one in Quan Hoa District. In Son La, a man in Mai Son District died, and two others in Sop Cop District were injured as a result of the disaster. Since August 28, the rising waters of the Ma and Buoi rivers have submerged nearly 11,800 houses and damaged 362 others. In … [Read more...] about Floods leave 10 dead, 5 missing in Thanh Hoa, Son La
Roof-high floods cause chaos in Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa province reports that floods triggered by prolonged heavy rains have left 3 people missing, caused the collapse of three suspension bridges and submerged more than 4,500 houses. Nearly 9,000 households have been evacuated from dangerous areas. Water levels on the Ma River continued to rise on August 31. Floodwaters have submerged hundreds of houses and left many residential areas inaccessible. Locals help each other to move their belongings. Nguyen Van Dung, chairman of Ba Thuoc district People’s Committee, says more than 400 households in the communes of Luong Ngoai and Lam Xa and Cang Nang town are inundated with water. Roads to the district’s centre are impassible. The floods are at roof level, near to fully submerging many houses in Cam Phong commune, Cam Thuy district. A clinic centre in Thanh Xuan commune, Quan Hoa district is flooded. Cam Thanh, Cam Thach, Cam Lien, Cam Luong, Cam Giang and Cam Yen communes of Cam Thuy district are completely cut off. … [Read more...] about Roof-high floods cause chaos in Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa police arrest drug traffickers
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa on July 8 arrested two men trafficking 2kg of crystal myth and 4,000 meth pills. They are Luong Van Trac, born in 1987 and residing in Trung Ly commune, Muong Lat district; and Ngo Truong Long, born in 1998, from Quang Trung commune, Ngoc Lac district, Thanh Hoa province. Together with the above-said quantities of drugs, the men were seized in Trung Ly commune with a gun, five mobile phones and other objects. After expanding the probe, the local police arrested 42-year-old Le Xuan Hien from Trung Son commune, Quan Hoa district, the same province. The arrested confessed that Trac bought the drugs from Laos at a price of 200 million VND (8,600 USD). He then, together with Long, smuggled the drugs to localities for sale. The case is under further investigation.-VNA … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa police arrest drug traffickers