Vietnam arrests man transporting 45kg drugs; biggest drug bust in south HCM


HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug 18 (Xinhua): Police of Vietnam's southern Dong Thap province have arrested a local man for trafficking over 45kg of illicit drugs from Cambodia to the country, local media reported on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old smuggler was caught red-handed transporting the drug by car in Tan Hong district last Saturday.

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