The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security announced on June 17 that it had busted a drug trafficking ring with the involvement of some Taiwanese (China).
Traffickers hide drugs in pig stomachs (Source: Drug Crime Investigation Police Department)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department under theMinistry of Public Security announced on June 17 that it had busted a drug trafficking ring with the involvement of some Taiwanese (China).
Specifically, the department arrested five traffickers, andseized 270kg of ketamine.
Earlier, the department received information about a drug ring led by severalVietnamese people living in Cambodia and colluded with some in Vietnam toillegally transport drugs from Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City and then send them to other countries by road or air.
The arrested confessed that from January 2021, they had transported five shipments, of which three contained drugs, and each contained 90kg ofketamine.
Further investigation is underway. For the masterminds currently in Cambodiaand China, the department will coordinate with Chinese and Cambodian policeto hunt them.
For those in European countries, through the internationalcooperation channel INTERPOL, the department will exchange information andstrengthen coordination to prevent drugs smuggled by air./.
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Traffickers hide drugs in pig stomachs (Source: Drug Crime Investigation Police Department) 
