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Lao police seize huge haul of drugs precursors

The police in Bokeo province 340km northwest of Lao capital Vientiane, have seized 7.2 tonnes of substances that are used for the production of drugs.
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Vientiane (VNA) –The police in Bokeo province 340km northwest of Lao capital Vientiane, haveseized 7.2 tonnes of substances that are used for the production of drugs.

The substances, wrapped in 289 packages, were detected after the police detained a suspected man on December 5.

Thisis the third major drug trafficking case discovered in the province recently.

Last October, Lao policearrested two men with 55,664,000 ecstasy pills and 1,537 kilograms of methamphetamines. Earlier, Laopolice also arrested another drug-related case, seizing 6 million syntheticdrug pills in Bokeo.

On December 6, police in the Vientianecapital also arrested a drug trafficker and confiscated 200 blocks of heroinweighing 76kg and 400 packages of methamphetamine weighing 420 kg.

Lao police have burst 1,106drug-rated cases, arresting 1,562 criminals and seizing over 101 million drug pills,equivalent to 10,100 kg and about 1.6kg of methamphetamine during theimplementation of the national programme on drug prevention from August toNovember./.

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