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2 Vietnamese arrested for transporting 120 kg of heroin

Other News Materials 13 May 2018 05:19 (UTC +04:00)
Police of Vietnam's northern Lao Cai province said on Saturday that they had arrested two men for transporting 120 kg of heroin
2 Vietnamese arrested for transporting 120 kg of heroin

Police of Vietnam's northern Lao Cai province said on Saturday that they had arrested two men for transporting 120 kg of heroin, Xinhua reported.

The two men from central Nghe An province were arrested on Friday when they were transporting 329 cakes or nearly 120 kg of heroin.

The two detainees, Nguyen Van Dai, 43, and Nguyen Van Ly, 27, well hid the drug in a pickup truck.

They confessed that the drug was transported from Laos to Nghe An and then to Lao Cai.

According to Vietnamese law, those convicted of smuggling over 600 grams of heroin or more than 2.5 kilograms of methamphetamine are punishable by death. Making or trading 100 grams of heroin or 300 grams of other illegal drugs also faces death penalty.

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