(HNMO) - On June 18, the Police Department for Investigation of Drug-related Crimes, Da Nang Public Security issued a warning about the appearance of new drugs disguised as food and drinks in the area.
Specifically, disguised drugs appear in the form of confectionery, functional foods, pharmaceuticals, etc., which are produced and packaged with permission of foreign authorities and brought back to Vietnam. Or drugs by criminals mixed, marinated, packed in the form of food, drinks, disguised in coffee packages, cake packages, soft drinks with names such as: WHITE COFFE, COFFE HOUSE, CHALI, COLLAGEN, JUST DO IT, YAOYAO...
These types have quite eye-catching, diverse and easy-to-use designs or in the form of herbs, e-cigarettes..., if people, especially teenagers, students, and students accidentally use them, it is easy to be poisoned, even dangerous to life. Most recently, on June 16, Da Nang police arrested 6 subjects, seized 3 packages of COFFEE HOUSE inside, which was suspected to contain drug ingredients.
Previously, the police force, the Coast Guard, and the Border Guard of Da Nang city arrested many people who illegally bought, sold and stored narcotics disguised as instant coffee bags.
Criminals often use trading methods, buying and selling mainly on cyberspace, after agreeing on quantity and price, they will hire transport units and individuals without directly dealing with each other. When exposed, the account will be deleted to avoid responsibility; When arrested, the subjects often said they did not know it was a drug in order to deny the crime.
With many types of camouflage, easy to find, easy to buy, easy to use, new drugs silently crept in and caused many difficulties for the authorities in detecting and preventing. More dangerously, the Da Nang City Police also discovered that the object was impregnated with ADB-4en-PINACA substance into tobacco fibers and mixed with e-cigarette solutions.
This is a new drug, causing hallucinations and very difficult to detect by conventional methods. This substance is not on the list of narcotic substances in Vietnam, so it is making it difficult to fight and handle criminals who use, transport and trade this substance illegally. Currently, some countries in the world, such as the US, UK, Canada... have put ADB-4en-PINACA on the control list.
Therefore, the Da Nang City Police recommends that people should raise their vigilance, regularly update and monitor information on the harmful effects of new drugs in the shadows of food and drinks to recognize and prevent; Pupils, students, people working in professions such as drivers, shippers... are not subjective, let their guard down to be taken advantage of and manipulated.
Parents need to manage, remind and guide their children not to "eat", not to "try" strange "candies", foods and preparations. Along with that is educating children about the harmful effects of drugs, especially the group of teenagers who tend to want to assert themselves, are curious about new things...
Household owners, when detecting or suspecting that items containing new drugs are hiding in the shadow of food and beverages of unknown origin, should immediately notify the nearest government or police agency.
