VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Dien Bien province, north-western Vietnam, on August 21 handed down a death sentence on seven local residents charged with smuggling and trafficking 51kg of heroin in 2019.

VOV.VN - Border guards in the central province of Quang Tri on August detained five Lao citizens attempting to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in Tay Ninh province announced on August 2 they have apprehended a Nigerian national attempting to illegally transport drugs into Vietnam from Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Police in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district on July 25 decided to prosecute and detain a drug trafficker on a charge of illegally smuggling and trafficking drugs from Nghe An province to the capital.

Experts voiced concerns over the alarming prevalence of e-cigarette and heat cigarette smoking among young people in Vietnam during a conference held by the Ministry of Information and Communications in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Drug Police Department said on July 20 that they have busted a trans-national drug trafficking ring led by Kim Soon-sik, 60, from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the central province of Quang Binh on July 20 have arrested a Lao national attempting to smuggle a large amount of drugs into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court in central Ha Tinh province on May 11 handed down the death sentence to two men convicted of drug trafficking into Nghe An province.