Thanh Hóa border force arrests heroin trafficker

Sùng Văn Di pictured with heroin and methamphetamine. — VNA/VNS Photo

THANH HÓA A man has been arrested trying to smuggle almost two and a half kilos of heroin into Việt Nam from Laos.

The 55-year-old was also allegedly carrying thousands of pills, believed to be methamphetamine.

He was arrested in the northern Thanh Hóa Province on Thursday by border guards and anti-drug and crime police.

The suspect identified himself as Sùng Văn Di, 55, a resident of Quan Sơn District’s Sơn Thủy Commune.

A bag he was carrying contained seven packages of heroin, each weighting around 350 grams as well as 56,000 tablets.

Earlier this week, seven people between 1976 and 1996 were arrested accused of smuggling drugs from Cambodia to HCM City following a four month investigation.

Thirty-five kilogrammes of different drugs were seized along with two guns and 21 bullets.
The gang hired two apartments in Thủ Đức district and District 8 to cover their activities. They are accused of smuggling drugs from Cambodia to HCM City through the Mộc Bài Border Gate in the southern province of Tây Ninh.

Investigations into the incidents are still ongoing. — VNS

Tags Thanh Hoa heroin trafficking

Fading traditions: Vietnamese crafts in decline

Society

Đắc Lắk Province - Bright spot in housing programme implementation for ethnic minorities

Society

Disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam to benefit from tele-health services

Society

HCM City announces fares for its Metro Line 1

Society

Helmets given to kids for a safer tomorrow

Society

Workshop discusses adult vaccination and shingles prevention

More on this story

Society

New-style rural area building programme achieves much success in Mekong Delta

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City have achieved good results in the national target programme on new - style rural area building, with rural incomes and living conditions improving considerably.

Society

Hanoians live in fear as objects rain down from above

Last Wednesday a broom fell from the 17th floor of the New Horizon City building in the capital's Hoàng Mai District, hitting a 16-month-old baby.

Society

Transport ministry asks for more funding for airport renovation

According to the report, signed by Deputy Minister of Transport (MOT) Lê Anh Tuấn, the two biggest international airports in the country are under great pressure.

Society

HCM City begins to integrate all administrative data into common-use digital map

The HCM City administration is in the process of integrating the data of all its departments and agencies to create a common-use shared digital map as a part of the city’s smart city project.

Society

Measures needed to reduce work-related accidents

Compliance with occupational safety and hygiene regulations remains lax, affecting the lives of workers and their families, an official from the HCM City Federation of Labour said at a conference held on Wednesday (August 11).

Society

HCM City seeks investment for HCM City-Mộc Bài Expressway project

After reaching a consensus with the People’s Committee of Tây Ninh Province, the HCM City People’s Committee has petitioned the Prime Minister and Ministry of Transport for permission to call for investment for the HCM City – Mộc Bài Expressway project.