Nghe An police busted a transnational drug ring, seizing 60 heroin cakes and 37 kg of crystal meth.

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department discovered a drug trafficking ring from Laos, smuggled into the interior through small-scale routes in the western region of Nghe An (formerly Tuong Duong district) and then transported to the northern provinces.

Faced with that situation, the unit reported to the provincial police leadership to establish a special project to fight and eradicate.

Under the direct direction of the Director of the Provincial Police and the Deputy Director, Head of the Provincial Police Investigation Agency, at about 9:30 p.m. on July 12, 2025, at the Khe Kien intersection, Tuong Duong commune, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department and Yen Na Commune Police co-chaired and coordinated with Tuong Duong Commune Police to plan to block and surround the 7-seat car driven by LVH residing in Chau Khe commune, thereby arresting Ha Van Thin (born in 1988), residing in Con Cuong commune, for the act of illegally transporting drugs.

To the surprise of the subject, at the scene, the police force seized two bags of snake carcasses containing 60 heroin cakes, 37 kg of crystal meth and some other related evidence from the trunk of the car. At the same time, the Task Force arranged a working group to arrest Vi Thanh Tu (born in 2006), residing in Tuong Duong commune, when the subject was driving a motorbike speeding after the above car.

At the police station, Ha Van Thin confessed that he was hired by a group of people in Laos to receive drugs at the Ban Ang Hydropower Plant in Tuong Duong Commune, Nghe An Province to transport to the northern provinces. Afterwards, Thin and his accomplices rented a car to the agreed location at the border to transport them inland.

Currently, the project is being further investigated and expanded for handling according to the provisions of law.