On the morning of June 18, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Vien - Director of the Department of Drug Crime Investigation (C04, Ministry of Public Security ) said that in the first 6 months of 2024, the National Drug Crime Investigation Police force had solved 14,461 cases, arrested more than 23,110 subjects and seized more than 196 kg of heroin, 2.34 tons and 1.47 million synthetic drug pills, 882 kg of marijuana.

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Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Vien - Director of the Department of Drug Crime Investigation Police.

Typically, in Project 199T, Department C04 prosecuted the case, prosecuted 7 defendants for the act of buying, selling, and illegally transporting drugs. In this project, nearly 90kg of various drugs were seized (including 59kg of synthetic drugs ketamine and crystal meth, 25kg of methamphetamine) along with many items used to hide the drugs.

According to documents from the investigation agency, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department discovered a drug trafficking and transportation ring from abroad to Vietnam for consumption led by Hoang Ba Duong (25 years old) and Hoang Van Thanh (26 years old), both from Nam Sach, Hai Duong .

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Drugs in the form of "mango tea" drinks seized at the suspects' homes. Photo: CACC

The subjects' method was to hide drugs in heating lamps, hot pots, and milk powder boxes, then use transportation services to avoid detection by authorities.

After establishing a special case, on March 7, in an urban area in Hung Yen province, Department C04 coordinated with other units to catch Hoang Ba Duong red-handed, seizing 53kg of synthetic drugs, more than 3,600 packages of happy water drugs (disguised under the name of "mango tea"). The subject used heating lamps, milk cartons... to hide the drugs inside.

At the same time, another task force raided a house in Tu Dinh area (Long Bien ward, Long Bien district, Hanoi) and arrested 3 subjects, including: Dinh Xuan Duong (38 years old), Nguyen Van Linh (42 years old) and Pham Van Viet (33 years old), all from Hai Duong, and seized more than 5kg of synthetic drugs. This was also the place the subjects used to hide and package drugs.

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The subjects disguised drugs inside heating lamps, pans... Photo: CACC

At the same time, another task force raided an apartment in an urban area in Hanoi, caught Hoang Van Thanh and two other subjects red-handed, confiscating two plastic bags containing crystals suspected to be drugs, 10 heating lamps used to hide drugs... During the struggle, the subjects confessed to their crimes.

To date, Department 04 has initiated a case and prosecuted 7 defendants for the illegal purchase and transportation of drugs. It has seized 59kg of synthetic drugs and crystal meth, 25kg of "mango juice" meth, and many items used to hide the drugs.