The Drug Crime Investigation Department (PC47) under Ho Chi Minh City Police has busted a major drug trafficking ring, seizing a total of 9.4 kilogrammes of methamphetamine.
HCM City's police crack down a major drug trafficking ring, seizing a total of 9.4 kilogrammes of methamphetamine. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Drug Crime InvestigationDepartment (PC47) under Ho Chi Minh City Police has busted a major drugtrafficking ring, seizing a total of 9.4 kilogrammes of methamphetamine.
The ring was led by Le Thi Ngan, 48, from District 8, HCM City.
The city’s police had discovered Ngan as a major drugwholesaler and Thai Vi Dan, 44, from Binh Tan district, as one of her regularbuyers since the end of January 2018, they announced on March 19.
They caught Dan red-handed with about 150 grams ofmethamphetamine in District 6 at 20:00 on March 14, shortly after he purchasedthe amount from Ngan, during an anti-drug operation in collaboration with theInvestigation Police Department on Drug-Related Crimes (C47) underthe Ministry of Public Security.
Police raid Ngan’s home in District 8, seizing 9.3 kilogrammes of the drug. (Photo: VNA)
In earlier morning the next day, the police raided Ngan’shome in a small lane on Phu Dinh streetin Ward 16, District 8, seizing 9.3 kilogrammes of the drug.
She confessedthat she bought the drug from Cambodia to distribute in Vietnam. The police arecollecting more evidence to take the suspects to court.
HCM City’s police alsocracked down on another large drug trafficking ring earlier this year. They arrested eight persons involving in illegaldrug trade and stockpile, and seized 26,300 ecstasy pills, nearly 14 kg ofcrystal meth, and 200 grams of ketamine.
The ring was led by La Van Hai, 46, who went to Cambodia to buy drugs and gavethe contrabands to Nguyen Thanh Lam, 40, to sell in Vietnam. Both reside in HoChi Minh City.-VNA
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HCM City's police crack down a major drug trafficking ring, seizing a total of 9.4 kilogrammes of methamphetamine. (Photo: VNA)
Police raid Ngan’s home in District 8, seizing 9.3 kilogrammes of the drug. (Photo: VNA)
