Police make huge meth seizure in Vietnam
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A MASSIVE haul of nearly 300 kilograms of methamphetamine pills was seized in central Vietnam yesterday, police said, the latest major drug bust in a country where the use of synthetic narcotics is on the rise.
While Vietnam has some of the toughest drug laws in the world, it remains a popular transport hub and destination market for narcotics smuggled in from the notorious 鈥淕olden Triangle鈥 鈥 a lawless border zone that straddles Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
Opium and heroin have long been the drugs of choice among older users, but lab-made powders and pills 鈥 like methamphetamine in particular 鈥 are gaining popularity among young Vietnamese.
The latest bust occurred in Ha Tinh province early yesterday around 1am, when police, border defense forces and customs authorities found the drugs inside a van with a Lao license plate, according to a report.
Authorities found dozens of golden-colored plastic bags containing 294 kilograms of methamphetamine, the Ha Tinh police website said in a report.
A Laotian suspect was arrested in the bust, police said.
State-run Vietnam Television called the bust the 鈥渟econd-largest meth-trafficking case鈥 in recent years. In October last year, police found 309kg of methamphetamine in a truck in Quang Binh province.
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