Authorities seize drug precursors to Australia
Tuesday, 16:37, 31/12/2013
(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City Customs seized 4.8kg of drug precursors following a goods inspection on December 26.
The precursors, estimated at VND5 billion, were being sent to Australia via DHL Services in an 11kg package with coffee, dried prawns, and shower gel.
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Officials discovered the concealed substances after two bottles of shower gel tested positive for ephedrine – a stimulant used to make drugs
The Customs Department submitted all evidence to the Police Department for Drug-Related Crime Investigations to conduct further inquiries.