Authorities dismantled a 600kg cannabis trafficking ring operating online.

On June 22, the Quang Ninh Provincial Police announced that they had initiated legal proceedings and arrested 26 individuals involved in a drug trafficking ring dealing in an exceptionally large quantity of cannabis.

Previously, the Provincial Police, in coordination with the Drug Crime Investigation Department of the Ministry of Public Security and the police of other provinces and cities, successfully dismantled a nationwide network involved in the trafficking of cannabis online.

This network was led by Nguyen Phi Co (born in 1995, residing in Ward 14, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City).

Specifically, these individuals exploited cyberspace to contact, connect with, and buy and sell cannabis from the South to Hanoi, and then distribute it to other provinces and cities for consumption.

These individuals packaged and concealed drugs in various objects, parcels, and packages, and sent them via air freight to evade detection by authorities.

Following a period of investigation, from June 11, 2024 to March 11, 2025, the police force prosecuted, arrested, and criminally charged 26 individuals for the crime of illegally buying, selling, and possessing drugs in provinces and cities from South to North.

The Quang Ninh Provincial Police have proven that the suspects were involved in the buying, selling, and consumption of a total of 600kg of cannabis; seized evidence included 146kg of cannabis, 7.5 billion VND, 2 cars, and many other related items.

Lieutenant Colonel Vu Huy Binh, from the Drug Crime Investigation Department of the Provincial Police, stated that the origin of the cannabis has been verified as being from Southeast Asia.

"The suspects smuggled drugs through air routes and the borders between Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to bring them into Vietnam for consumption. The case is currently under expanded investigation by the authorities," Lieutenant Colonel Vu Huy Binh said.

Authorities arrest suspect transporting large quantity of suspected drugs from Laos to Vietnam.

On the same day, authorities announced the arrest of Thai Van Be (born in 1995, residing in Vinh Phu 7 village, My Tai commune, Phu My district, Binh Dinh province) who was transporting a large quantity suspected to be drugs upon entering the Bo Y International Border Gate (Kon Tum).

The seized items included over 4,200 yellow and blue tablets with a total weight of approximately 1.97 kg; 93 blue plastic bags containing about 1.6 liters of liquid; and 2 transparent plastic bags containing a white crystalline solid with a total weight of approximately 10 grams.

Initially, the suspect Bé confessed that the seized items belonged to an unidentified man he met online. He was transporting them from Laos to Vietnam for a fee of 10 million VND.

The authorities unanimously agreed to transfer all seized evidence along with the suspect, Thai Van Be, to the Bo Y International Border Gate Border Guard Station for further investigation and processing according to regulations.