Trans-national drug trafficking ring busted in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Border guards of the central province of Ha Tinh caught red-handed a Vietnamese man trafficking 1,000 synthetic drug pills and 100 grams of ketamine into Vietnam from Laos.
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The drug trafficker, Le Anh Tuan, 29, hails from nearby Thanh Hoa province.
Tuan was found carrying the drugs hidden in his bag at 9:00 a.m. on November 1 on National Highway 8A running through Ha Tinh.
The suspect admitted that he was hired by a Lao national to bring the illicit drugs into Thanh Hoa.
Authorities are currently further investigating the case.