50 kilos of synthetic drugs from Cambodia seized in HCMC

Suspects are detained along with the synthetic drugs seized from a truck entering HCMC from Cambodia, December 20, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Nhat Vy

Functional forces have seized 50 kilos of synthetic drugs from a truck disguised as a vehicle transporting eels from Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City.

As the truck entered Binh Dien wholesale market in HCMC’s District 8 early Monday, it was stopped for inspection by a special force comprising the city’s police, borders guards of the southern region, and officers from the anti-smuggling and drug control team under the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Under metal boxes containing living eels, the task force found many sacks that contain bags of tea inside.

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