Smuggler of 5,000 drug pills arrested in Dien Bien

The border guard and customs force in the northern province of Dien Bien have captured a trafficker of 5,000 meth pills.
Smuggler of 5,000 drug pills arrested in Dien Bien ảnh 1Smuggler Lo Thi Huong and the exhibits (Photo: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) – The border guard and customsforce in the northern province of Dien Bien have captured a trafficker of 5,000meth pills.

At 3:30 pm of October 23, a woman performing immigrationprocedure at the Tay Trang border check point was noticed with suspiciousbehaviours. The border guard checked her motor bike and found small packs hiddeninside. The packs contained 5,000 pink-colored pills marked WY.

The woman was identified as Lo Thi Huong, born in 1975, aresident of the local Noong Luong commune in Dien Bien district.

She said she often travels to Laos for business and knows aperson living in Laos’ Phongsaly province.

She admitted that the Lao acquaintance helped her buy thedrug at 2.5 million kips and that she was trying to smuggle the drug intoVietnam to sell for profits.

The case is under further investigation.-VNA
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