Border guards commended for seizing big haul of drug

May 10, 2024 - 09:59

On May 6, the local border guards caught red-handed six Lao nationals transporting 121 kg of synthetic drugs from Laos in a car with a Lao license plate at the Cầu Treo International Border Gate area in Sơn Kim 1 commune, Hương Sơn District, Hà Tĩnh Province.

Six Lao nationals are arrested for transporting 121 kg of synthetic drugs from Laos to Việt Nam. Photo Việt Nam Border Guard)

HÀ NỘI – The Việt Nam Border Guard High Command on May 9 commended the drug and crime control department of the border guard force and border guards from the central province of Hà Tĩnh for seizing a big haul of drugs smuggled from Laos to Việt Nam.

One day later, at the Cầu Treo International Border Gate, they coordinated with local customs officers to arrest two people, both residing in Nghi Lộc district, Nghệ An province, who were found keeping 12,000 synthetic drug pills in a car with a Lao license plate.

At the same border gate, the forces on May 9 seized two Lao nationals, along with 45,000 synthetic drug pills, 30 heroin bricks, 21 kg of Ketamine, and 20 kg of synthetic drugs. VNS

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