Vietnam, Laos provinces bust cross-border drug trafficking ring

Kon Tum, March 16 (VNA) – The border guard force in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum have coordinated with the police of Laos’ Attapeu province to bust a major drug trafficking ring. The joint forces of Vietnam and Laos caught five Laos nationals red-handed, transporting 60,000 synthetic drug pills and two kilograms of marijuana in Attapeu near the Vietnam-Laos border at 3am on March 14. The forces also seized one car, one motorbike, and a military gun, among others. The arrest came after seven months of joint investigations by Kon Tum’s border guard force and Attapeu police. Further investigation into the case is underway.-VNA