Ha Tinh Customs arrests suspect transporting 11kg of drugs
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The suspect (holding white paper) and exhibits at the competent authorities’ headquarter. Photo: Dinh Phong. |
At 7pm on January 13, at km 58, Highway 8A, in Son Kim Commune 1, Huong Son District, Ha Tinh province, the competent authorities arrested Tran Ngoc Nam, born in 1984, residing in An Hai Bac Ward, Son Tra District, Da Nang while he was illegally transporting drugs.
The competent authorities seized 8kg of ketamine and 3kg of crystal meth, a car and related exhibits.
Initially, Mr. Tran Ngoc Nam said that he was hired by a Lao citizen to transport these drugs from Cau Treo International Border Gate to Hai Phong City to hand them to another person.
Currently, the case is undergoing investigation for handling by the competent authorities.
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