Keyword: "synthetic drug"

A Thai official described 2C-B as a complex mixture of synthetic substances sold under the name “pink cocaine” and available in powder, tablet and capsule forms. The drug has gained popularity among patrons of nightlife and entertainment venues.

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) viewed vape usage as having deviated from its original purpose and being widely abused by drug trafficking syndicates as a modus operandi to evade detection by the authorities.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son joined representatives of 70 countries and relevant international organisations at the Virtual Ministerial Meeting to Launch the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug on July 7 under an initiative of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Police of the northwestern province of Son La announced they recently detained a major drug smuggler and seized a large quantity of synthetic drug.

Ho Chi Minh City police said on March 20 that they had cracked down on a drug trafficking ring, seizing 50 bricks of heroin and 35kg of synthetic drug.

A man was arrested in the central province of Thanh Hoa on February 28 while attempting to bring 6,000 synthetic drug pills from Laos to Vietnam.

With the year coming to a close, drug trafficking in southern Vietnam is on the rise, according to local authorities.

Customs officers at the Moc Bai international border gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh has recently uncovered about 8kg of synthetic drug hidden in boxes of goods transported from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Deputy Director of the VAAC Hoang Dinh Canh has denied rumours that Vietnam will not continue providing methadone treatment due to claims it is ineffective for synthetic drug addicts.

Police in the northern province of Nam Dinh announced on January 25 they had arrested two drug dealers and seized 45kg of synthetic drug and 30 heroin bricks.

The People’s Court of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on August 9 sentenced 11 people to death over the illegal storage, transportation and trafficking of 799 cakes of heroin.

Police in the northern province of Lang Son discovered 145 drug cases in the first six months of 2016.

The Ho Chi Minh City police’s drug criminal investigation department ( PC47 ) said it caught on the scene two men carrying 13.5 kilograms of synthetic drugs on the night of June 29.