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Phu Tho police detain three in drug-smuggling case

Police in the northern midland province of Phu Tho have detained three men and seized 7kg of methamphetamine smuggled from the northwestern border province of Dien Bien.
Phu Tho police detain three in drug-smuggling case ảnh 1The arrested men (centre) (Photo: Phu Tho Newspaper)

PhuTho (VNA) – Police in the northern midland province of Phu Tho havedetained three men and seized 7kg of methamphetamine smuggled from the northwesternborder province of Dien Bien.

Themen are Lo Van Quan, 35; Lo Van Thuy, 39; and Vi Van Kinh, 42. They all are fromDien Bien province’s Dien Bien district.

Theywere caught while trafficking the meth, hidden in powdered milk cans, at acoach station in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province, on March 15.

Themen confessed that they had been hired by a woman in Dien Bien to transport thedrug for 35 million VND (nearly 1,500 USD).

Thecase is under further investigation./.
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