Two Vietnamese, one Chinese nicked for drug transport
Authorities of the northern border province of Quang Ninh seized two Vietnamese and one Chinese in three cross-border drug trafficking cases in Dan Tien pier, Mong Cai city on March 19 and 20.
Huang Xian Hua from Chinese was arrested for holding 22 grammes of drugs in a coach. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA)🌃 – Authorities of the northern border province of Quang Ninh seized two Vietnamese and one Chinese in three cross-border drug trafficking cases in Dan Tien pier, Mong Cai city on March 19 and 20.
At 11 p.m. on March 20, local authorities arrested 39-year-old Dinh Van Xuan, a resident in Song Khoai commune, Quang Yen town. He was trying to carry a kilogramme of methamphetamine to Dongxing, Guangxi in China . He said he was paid 10 million VND (448.50 USD) to transport the drugs.
At 10:30 p.m., another Vietnamese national, Tran Thi Lua from Nam Dinh province’s Nghia Phu commune, Nghia Hung district, was captured by the team. She was hired to transport 50 grammes of methamphetamine from Dongxing to Quan Toan in Hai Phong for 6.5 million VND (291.50 USD).
Another drug trafficking case was detected by the team at 9 p.m. on March 19. They apprehended Huang Xian Hua, born in 1980 in Guangxi province after finding he held 22 grammes of drugs in a coach. The Chinese man admitted that he bought the drugs for personal use.
The Vietnamese authorities also seized Huang Xian Hua’s electronic scale, passport, mobile phone and 50 plastic bags.-VNA
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Huang Xian Hua from Chinese was arrested for holding 22 grammes of drugs in a coach. (Photo: VNA)
