Tag: drugs
WHO assists Vietnam in rare drug supply for botulinum poisoning treatment
VOV.VN - The World Health Organization (WHO) is urgently contacting to find a source of rare drugs to support Vietnam in treating botulinum poisoning cases, according to details given by the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health.
Cases of drug trafficking by air continue to rise
VOV.VN - The amount of drugs seized via air routes has been increasingly lately, with the majority of drugs being transported from Europe, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Police break up drug trafficking ring from Canada to Vietnam
VOV.VN - The police in Tay Ho district of Hanoi have broken up a transnational drug trafficking ring led by a Vietnamese-Canadian man.
Ring bringing ecstasy materials from Europe to Vietnam cracked down
Police in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28 announced that they have cracked down a ring that brought raw materials from Europe to make synthetic drugs in Vietnam.
Two Lao nationals arrested for cross-border drug trafficking
VOV.VN - Border guards in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa said on April 27 that they have arrested two Lao nationals for transporting 15,000 pills of synthetic drugs into Vietnam.
HCM City police break up six transnational drug smuggling rings
VOV.VN - Police operating in Ho Chi Minh City announced on April 26 that they have successfully broken up six more shipments containing synthetic drugs related to a Vietnamese resident in France.
PM makes surprise visit to major hospitals in Hanoi
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 11 made a surprise visit to several centrally run hospitals in Hanoi, including Bach Mai and Children’s Hospital, to inspect medical examination and treatment there.
Mekong sub-regional countries unite to combat drug trafficking
The Narcotics Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security held a meeting in Hanoi on April 6 to review the operation of the Safe Mekong Coordination Centre (SMCC), which has been set up in all countries in the Mekong sub-region as part of their joint efforts to fight drug trafficking.
Dozens injured as 4-seater car hits motorbikes at red light
VOV.VN - At least 22 people were injured after a four-seater car rammed into motorbikes at a red light in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District on April 5 afternoon.
Resolution firms up drug, medical equipment supply
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch institutionalising Government Resolution No. 30/NQ-CP dated March 4, 2023 on continuing to implement measures to ensure the supply of drugs and medical equipment.
