Vietnam busts inter-provincial drug trafficking ring
Police in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi have cracked down an inter-provincial drug trafficking ring, arresting six people and seizing over 9kg of suspected crystal methamphetamine, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, members of the ring have trafficked drugs from northern Dien Bien province to Hanoi and northern Vinh Phuc province.
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“Three men aged 30, 43 and 46 were caught red-handed with 6kg of suspected crystal methamphetamine and other suspected drugs on the outskirts of Hanoi on June 4,’’ the news agency reported.
The report added that based on their confession, police have arrested another 30-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, seizing nearly 3.4kg of suspected crystal methamphetamine.
Police, however, noted that a 47-year-old man in the ring was also arrested later on.
According to Vietnamese law, those convicted of smuggling over 600 grams of heroin or more than 2.5kg of methamphetamine are punishable by death.
Making or trading 100 grammes of heroin or 300 grams of other illegal drugs also faces death penalty.
