26,700 synthetic drug pills via express delivery

Checking a package sent by express delivery from the Netherlands to Vietnam, authorities discovered 26,700 synthetic drug pills.

The amount of synthetic drugs discovered. Photo: Tung Son

Hanoi Customs Department said that on November 14-15, this agency coordinated with forces of the Ministry of Public Security to arrest three suspects involved in a ring illegally transporting 26,700 synthetic drug pills.

During the screening process of shipments transported via express delivery, customs officers from the Anti-Drug Control Team and the Express Delivery Customs Sub-Department (Hanoi City Customs Department) discovered suspicious signs from the imported shipment transported from the Netherlands to Vietnam.

Through physical inspection, the package contained 9 nylon bags, in the form of coffee bags, containing 26,700 blue triangular tablets.

Through rapid testing of some samples, the results showed that the tablets were synthetic drugs. The evidence and three suspects were handed over to the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department - Ministry of Public Security for further investigation.

According to VNE