Vietnamese authorities seize 57 kg cannabis trafficked from abroad


The People's Court of Nghe An province on Feb 15 sentenced six people to death for their involvement in trafficking more than 44.6 kg drugs. - VNA/VNS

HANOI (Xinhua): Local authorities in southern Vietnam's An Giang have arrested a local man and seized 57 kg cannabis from abroad, local media reported on Thursday (Feb 16).

The border guard and police forces of the province discovered two men transporting cannabis in the border area with Cambodia in Tinh Bien district during a night patrol on Feb 12, Vietnam News Agency reported.

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