Savannakhet

Quang Tri (VNA) - The Border Guard in the central province of Quang Tri worked with security forces in Laos’ Savannakhet province to arrest five Lao suspects as a result of an expanded investigation into a ring trafficking drugs from Laos to Vietnam. The forces caught five Lao nationals smuggling 60,000 synthetic pills in the afternoon of August 4. The suspects are Khamdi Xaynhavong, 45, residing in Khammouane province, Dosa Mavongxay and Lu Lec Invanongsa, both 17, Phu, 35, and Kasy Xaynhavong, 20, all residing in Savanakhet province. Also seized at the scene were one car, over 1 million Lao Kip, and other items. In the first phase of the case, forces seized 419,000 synthetic pills and arrested four people./. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Lao localities jointly bust cross-border drug trafficking ring

At 3 pm on August 4, the drug and crime prevention force in Quang Tri worked with the border guards at Lao Bao Border Gate and the anti-drug police in Savannakhet to successfully bust the trafficking ring and detain five Laotian men with 60,000 amphetamine tablets. This is an important link in the trafficking ring spanning from the northern Lao provinces to Savannakhet. The drugs will be brought into Vietnam before they were transferred and sold in the third country. Colonel Le Van Phuong said they had had many difficulties due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to close co-operation between the two countries, they had monitored all movements and activities and successfully carried out the raid. Phuong said they had ensured the safety for all personnel as well as legal procedures. On June 28 and 29, the drug and crime prevention force in Quang Tri also worked with the police force in Laos to catch four men while they were transferring and trading 419,000 amphetamine tablets … [Read more...] about Cross-border drug trafficking ring busted

Vietnam is a major trafficking hub for narcotics from the Golden Triangle, an intersection of China, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar and the world's second largest drug producing region after the Golden Crescent in South Asia. … [Read more...] about Five Laotians caught smuggling 60,000 ecstasy pills into Vietnam

Colonel Le Van Phuong, commander of the Quang Tri Border Guard Command, told Tuoi Tre Online on August 5 that the border guard command had teamed up with the Lao police in Savannakhet and other relevant agencies to bust the transnational drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam. This is the largest drug trafficking ring the command has broken up successfully. … [Read more...] about Largest-ever drug trafficking ring busted in Quang Tri