Vietnam arrests eight Laos nationals for drug trafficking

Six Lao nationals were similarly held for transporting 121 kg of synthetic drugs from Laos to Vietnam on May 9, 2024. - Vietnam Border Guard

HANOI: Vietnam border guards have arrested eight Laos nationals for trafficking nearly 200 kilograms (441 pounds) of illegal drugs into the country, state media reported on Thursday (May 30).

Three men and five women travelling in a car with a Laotian number plate were arrested at a border gate in Quang Nam province with 198 kilos of drugs in packets the size of tea bags.