The Thai cabinet has approved in principle a law stipulating that anyone found in possession of more than one methamphetamine tablet will be regarded as an offender and will not have the option of being sent to rehabilitation, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on June 11.

Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa reported on May 19 that they busted a drug trafficking ring from Laos and confiscated 10kg of meth.

The People’s Court of the southern border province of Tay Ninh on March 2 handed down the death penalty to a Nigerian man for illegally transporting nearly 4kg of meth, in line with the 2015 Criminal Code.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City raided three drug trafficking rings in the first two months of 2021 and seized 217 kilogrammes of different drugs.

Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai said on August 3 that they have broken down a drug trafficking ring, seizing three suspects and 84,800 tablets of meth.

The Hanoi City People’s Court on August 3 handed down jail sentences to a Vietnamese and a Scot on charges of trafficking drugs.

The People’s Court of the northwestern border province of Son La handed death sentences to three defendants and life sentences to two others for trafficking during a trial on October 7.

The police of Ho Chi Minh City on April 19 brought to light a ring transporting over 1.1 tonnes of meth and started legal proceedings against two suspects, including two Taiwanese and a Vietnamese for their involvement.

The police of the central province of Nghe An on April 17 busted a drug trafficking ring, seizing 700kg of crystal meth and arresting three suspects.

Authorised forces in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 26 arrested a person carrying one kilogramme of methamphetamine while illegally entering Vietnam.

Border guards in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh said on June 25 that they have arrested a woman transporting four kilogrammes of crystal meth from China to Vietnam.