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Lao Cai police break large trans-border drug trafficking ring

Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai have broken a drug trafficking ring, seizing two suspects and 20 bricks (7kg) of heroin.
Lao Cai police break large trans-border drug trafficking ring ảnh 1The police seized two suspects and 20 bricks of heroin (Photo: cand.com.vn)
Lao Cai (VNA) – Police in the northern borderprovince of Lao Cai have broken a drug trafficking ring, seizing two suspects and20 bricks (7kg) of heroin.

The police earlier followed a trans-national drugtrafficking ring with the involvement of both local residents and foreigners.

On early August 27 morning, they caught the two suspects – Chang A Cu, born in 1990 andfrom Muong Hoa commune of Sa Pa town, and Chau Thi Cha, born in 1992 and residingin Lao Cai city - when they were illegally trading the drugs.

The police also seized two motorbikes and 9 million VND onthe spot.

At the police station, the two confessed that they collaborated with another suspect to buy drugs from Myanmar. In mid-August, they travelled to DienBien province to receive the drugs to sell in Lao Cai.

The police are conducting further investigation into the case./.
VNA
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