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Hoa Binh police bust trafficking of 100 heroin bricks

The police of the northwestern province of Hoa Binh, in collaboration with other anti-drug forces from the Ministry of Public Security and the Vietnam Coast Guard High Command, seized 100 heroin bricks from a car during their patrol on National Highway 6 on July 19.
Hoa Binh police bust trafficking of 100 heroin bricks ảnh 1The heroin bricks seized in Hoa Binh province on July 19 (Photo: VNA)

Hoa Binh (VNA) – The police of the northwesternprovince of Hoa Binh, in collaboration with other anti-drug forces from theMinistry of Public Security and the Vietnam Coast Guard High Command, seized100 heroin bricks from a car during their patrol on National Highway 6 on July19.

The drug was hidden in the trunk of the car driven by VuDinh Kien, born in 1994, with a passenger inside named Tran Manh Chung, born in1989. Both suspects reside in Kinh Mon district in the northern province of HaiDuong.

Chung and Kien admitted they were transporting the drug. Thetwo are now under temporary detention for further investigation.

Police also arrested Tran Duc Thanh, 30, and Ly A Sua, 27,both residing in the northwestern province of Dien Bien’s Dien Bien district,for their suspected involvement in the trafficking. The two drove another carto watch out for Chung and Kien.-VNA
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