Dien Bien Customs seizes 6,000 synthetic drug tablets

By Quang Hung/ Huyen Trang

19:29 | 11/08/2021 Anti-Smuggling Follow english.haiquanonline.com.vn on

VCN – The Anti-Drug Enforcement Team under Dien Bien Customs Department in collaboration with other authorities arrested a man for trafficking 6,000 synthetic drug tablets.

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The trafficker and exhibits

The Anti-drug Enforcement team under Dien Bien Customs Department arrested a man named Sồng A Páo (residing in Thung Ang hamlet, Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province) suspected of trafficking narcotics on Saturday at Km 140 National Highway 6A in San Cai village, Long Luong commune, Van Ho district, Son La province in collaboration with other forces, including The Investigation Police Department of Drug-related Crimes (PC04), Son La Provincial Police; Van Ho District Police; Long Luong Commune Police, Van Ho district, Son La province.

The forces seized 30 packs of synthetic drugs (amphetamine), about 6,000 tablets, and a motorbike.

The case was transferred to the Son La Provincial Police for further investigation and settlement.

Earlier, on July 23, at Co Luong village, Noong Luong commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province, the working group including: PC04, Dien Bien Police, Dien Bien Phu City Police, Dien Bien Customs Department and Noong Luong Commune Police, on duty discovered a male motorbike driver named Lò Văn Pọm (residing in Pa Thom village, Pa Thom commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province) entering a house in the area. The man was suspected of trafficking drugs.

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The working group approached the man and conducted on-site inspection and discovered four white packs (size 20 x 10 x 25cm) wrapped in moisture-proof nylon (suspected of being heroin); and 30 plastic bags containing about 6,000 pink tablets (suspected of being synthetic drugs).

Lo Van Pom confessed that the white powder was heroin and the pink tablets were synthetic drugs.

By Quang Hung/ Huyen Trang

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