New ways of doing things in the fight against drugs Senior Colonel Nguyễn Văn Hậu, Deputy Director of the Investigation Police Department, under the Ministry of Public Security, speaks to the Tiếng chuông (The Bell) - the website of the National Committee on AIDS, Drugs, and Prostitution Prevention and Control - on the need for strong co-operation from the political system and the people in the fight against drug trafficking

Victims of human trafficking repatriated

Thảo is among 50 female patients being treated at the general hospital in Lạng Sơn Province, a hot spot for human trafficking, after they were transferred from Chinese authorities to Việt Nam in February this year. Most of them were trafficked to China and forced to work as prostitutes or to give birth to a baby. Many became victims of domestic violence.

Police step up fight on scourge of drugs Colonel Nguyễn Văn Viện, director of the Drug-related Crime Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, talks to Hải quan (Customs) e-newspaper about transnational drug crimes

Legal proceedings launched against kidney traffickers

Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, 40 from Quảng Ninh Province,  Nguyễn Mạnh Thắng, 33 from Hà Nam Province and Lê Xuân Lĩnh, 38, from Nghệ An Province have been detained pending further investigation.

Three ivory traffickers sentenced to 32 years in jail Hà Nội People’s Court on Thursday sentenced three men to a total of 32 years in jail for trading over 200kg of ivory from African elephants – an endangered species.

Putting a dent in drug crime Police Captain Cà Văn Nghĩa in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La’s Vân Hồ District has earned a reputation as the nemesis of local criminals, especially drug smugglers.

Heroin traffickers busted in Điện Biên Police on Tuesday night arrested a man who was trading the heroin in Tin Tốc village, Mường Tùng Commune, Mường Chà District.

Drug prevention forces try to combat new drugs and crimes

Việt Nam is facing huge pressure due to the complicated development of drug-related crimes. Drug gangs and synthetic drug production as well as replanting opium poppy plants are at risk of increasing.

Company director sentenced to 13 years in jail for wildlife trafficking The People’s Committee in the southernmost province of Cà Mau has sentenced a company director to 13 years in prison and a fine fo VNĐ100 million (US$4,283) for organising trafficking of rare and endangered wildlife.

Police bust two major drug trafficking cases, seizing over 70kg of narcotics Police in Kỳ Sơn District in the central province of Nghệ An announced on Saturday they have arrested three men for allegedly trafficking 20 bricks of heroin, 60kg of methamphetamine and 4kg of ketamine.