Couple transported heroin worth 70 billion VND on motorbike
The drugs were divided into 6 sacks of tea by Senh and his wife, transported on two motorbikes from Laos to the interior for consumption.
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Police seized evidence. Photo:Son Duong. |
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (P47) of Dien Bien Provincial Police has just arrested the couple Vu Chu Senh (44 years old) and Mua Thi Do (39 years old) residing in Na U commune, Dien Bien district to investigate the act of transporting drugs.
Previously, on January 2, this couple each rode a motorbike carrying 6 sacks and were discovered by the police.at area C9, Thanh Xuong commune, Dien Bien district. Seeing the authorities, the coupleused weapons to fight back and escape, but was controlled by the scouts.The working group seized 489 heroin cakes weighing 171 kg in two sacks.
At the police station, Senh's wife confessed to transporting the heroin for an unknown person at the Vietnam - Laos border into the country for consumption. The heroin was determined to be worth3 million USD (equivalent to 70 billion VND).
Authorities assessed this as the largest quantity of drugs ever seized in Dien Bien.
