Vietnam arrests 65 for smuggling drugs in toothpaste tubes

Toothpaste tubes containing drugs that were seized by the Vietnamese authorities on March 16. - PHOTO: COURTESY OF HO CHI MINH CITY'S CUSTOMS/VIETNAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

HANOI, April 29 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Vietnamese authorities have arrested 65 people for smuggling 50kg of drugs into the country.

Some of the drugs were hidden in toothpaste tubes, according to a report by the BBC.

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