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Drug trafficker caught in Nghe An

Competent forces in the north central border province of Nghe An on February 7 caught red-handed a man transporting eight bricks of heroin from Laos to Vietnam.
Drug trafficker caught in Nghe An ảnh 1Eight bricks of heroin seized in the case (Photo: VNA)
Nghe An (VNA) – Competent forces in the north central border province of Nghe An onFebruary 7 caught red-handed a man transporting eight bricks of heroin fromLaos to Vietnam.

Tu Ly Vu, residing inLaos’ Xiangkhouang province, was arrested at a COVID-19 checkpoint in Tien Tieuvillage, Nam Cam commune, Ky Son district of Nghe An. 

Vu said he was hired to bring the drugs from Laos to Nghe An at a cost of 500USD. 

Earlier on February 6, relevantforces in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien held captive anotherman for illegal drug trading, seizing four heroin bricks and relevant exhibits.

The arrested was Thao AKhu, born in 1988 and residing in the province’s Dien Bien Dong district. Hewas part of a transnational drug ring in Laos and Vietnam, according to theinvestigation agency.

The cases are beingfurther investigated./.
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