The seized methamphetamine(Photo: tuoitre.vn)Tay Ninh (VNA) – Authorities in thesouthwestern border province of Tay Ninh have busted a drug trafficking ring whowere transporting 12.2kg of methamphetamine from Cambodia into Vietnam.
Huynh Van Lam, 37, residing in Long Thanh Namcommune, Hoa Thanh district, Tay Ninh province, was caught red-handed on October20 when he was transporting 4kg of meth hidden in tea packages in hismotorbike. He had previously sentenced to seven years in prison.
One day later, the province’s competent forces arrestedCambodian-Vietnamese Choun Phi Rin, 41, residing in Cambodia’s Svay Riengprovince and Van Ngoc Phuong, 26, residing in Long Thanh commune, Tan Chaudistrict, An Giang province. Phuong is Choun Phi Rin’s sister in law.
The authorities seized an additional 8.2 kg ofmethamphetamine, 600 million VND and 50,000 USD in cash and a seven-seat car.
Choun Phi Rin is reported to have received 10years behind bars for trading in and transporting drugs.
Police are expanding their investigation intothe operation of the drug trafficking ring.
According to Colonel Le Hong Vuong, Commander ofthe provincial Border Guard Command, the drug trafficking situation in theprovince was becoming more complicated.
Traffickers often gather at a casino in Cambodia’sBavet City, Svay Rieng province which is opposite Vietnam’s Moc BaiInternational Border Gate, and transport drugs by motorbike at night fromCambodia to Vietnam. When they are stopped, they often flee to Cambodia.
Tay Ninh’s border guards have busted 22 drugtrafficking cases since the beginning of this year, confiscating more than 25kgof methamphetamine and 12,000 pills, and arresting 35 traffickers.-VNA
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