Drug smuggler busted at Dan Tien Wharf
VOV.VN - Police say one man involved in drug trafficking from China to Vietnam has been arrested following the discovery of 2kg of synthetic drugs concealed in packages at the Dan Tien Wharf.
The man, Nguyen Huu Viet, 47, was arrested without incident following the detection of the drugs by border guards.
Viet gave police a home address in the Quang Trung Ward of Uong Bi City in Quang Ninh Province.
Police say Viet admitted buying the drugs from a Chinese man for US$8,000 and hiding them in packages in an attempt to smuggle them across the border into Vietnam.