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Borrowing money to traffic drugs leads to a life sentence.

Despite having served time in prison multiple times, including drug-related offenses, Dang Dinh Sy continued to re-offend. When he ran out of money to buy heroin, Sy borrowed money and ultimately paid the price with a prison sentence...

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The suitcase contained nearly 30 kg of drugs belonging to the foreign woman.

What started as a translation trip worth 10 million Lao kip turned into a case of getting into trouble with the law after agreeing to transport drugs for 60 million dong, only to be brought to justice...
Woman sentenced to life imprisonment for transporting nearly 30 kilograms of drugs.

Enticed by the promise of 60 million VND in payment, Bounhak Souli Nhong agreed to transport a suitcase full of drugs from the border area to the city. However, upon discovering the large quantity of drugs, Bounhak...

Spending 1 billion VND on drug trafficking, the older brother was sentenced to death, and his younger brother went to prison.

Within a short period, Cao Van Tung twice purchased nearly 9 kg of drugs from an individual abroad. Tung also persuaded his younger brother to join him in trafficking these prohibited substances.
Woman sentenced to death for trafficking nearly half a pound of drugs.

Having suffered business losses, Tran Thi Kinh decided to traffic nearly 5 kg of drugs. Kinh even persuaded her older sister to join her in this criminal activity. Due to the large quantity of drugs, Kinh was sentenced to death by the court, along with two other defendants...
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for swindling tens of billions of Vietnamese dong from Cambodian sources.

From "kingpin" running a cross-border fraud company to defendant in court, Phan Van Phuong has received a life sentence for embezzling tens of billions of Vietnamese dong from citizens.
When is the production and sale of counterfeit food punishable by life imprisonment?

"I understand that the production and sale of counterfeit food products can be severely punished. Could you please tell me under what circumstances a perpetrator could face life imprisonment?" (This is a matter of concern...)

Foreign man transporting backpack full of drugs escapes death penalty thanks to new law.
August 4, 2025 14:10

After unexpectedly encountering his former boss and being hired to transport drugs, the 35-year-old man readily agreed, dreaming of a better life. However, the shipment of 14 kg of drugs to Vietnam...
Foreign man sentenced to life imprisonment for shipping over 14 kg of drugs.
July 31, 2025 19:26

Xay Xayyasone was hired to transport over 14 kg of drugs from Laos to Vietnam. However, the "shipment" was unsuccessful as the Lao national was arrested by the Nghe An Provincial Police.
The man with a bad criminal record was both panning for gold and shipping drugs.
July 23, 2025 08:36

After being released from prison, Luong Duc Nguyen went to the mountainous area of Nghe An province to work as a gold prospector. There, he agreed to transport 6 blocks of heroin and 6,000 ecstasy pills...
A man disguised as a pretty girl tricked an elderly man into investing in cryptocurrency, swindling him out of over 19 billion VND.
July 21, 2025 19:27

In the "Golden Triangle" special economic zone, Vi Van Linh used a fake Facebook account, posing as a pretty girl, to approach and get acquainted with a man in Lam Dong province. After a period of flirting and dating, Linh and her accomplice...
Buying and selling heroin for 10 million dong, the brothers paid the price with their entire lives.
June 21, 2025 07:26

After a customer placed an order for two blocks of heroin, the two cousins, Khoa and Bu, collaborated to complete the transaction. This business deal, aimed at making a profit of 10 million dong each, resulted in both of them receiving prison sentences...
Bank employee sentenced to life imprisonment for setting up a "debt scam" and defrauding 47 billion VND.
May 19, 2025 17:07

While working at a major bank, Nguyen Thi Kieu Nga exploited her position and the trust of many people to carry out a series of fraudulent schemes. From loan applications, Nga transformed them into...
Sentenced to life imprisonment after more than 20 years on the run from a warrant.
April 10, 2025 06:23

After selling five blocks of heroin to customers on two separate occasions with his accomplices, Va Gia Tenh fled to Laos. Twenty-one years later, he was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The fate of the man who went all-in, selling his house to fund his methamphetamine trafficking operation.
January 22, 2025 15:35

Having spent many years in prison, Sam Van Phuc still returned to this life of crime. This time, Phuc went all-in, selling his house to fund his drug trafficking operation.
The three met in prison and were released after serving life sentences for drug trafficking.
October 23, 2024 15:35

All three defendants have a history of criminal offenses, having been imprisoned multiple times. Having met in prison, they conspired to traffic drugs after their release.
The long and arduous journey home for the man who became a drug courier.
September 28, 2024 17:46

Offered 10 million dong by a stranger to transport a backpack full of drugs, Hu readily agreed. However, instead of receiving the money, Hu was sentenced to life imprisonment. The indefinite sentence led to...
Having invested over half a billion dong in drug trafficking, two friends receive life sentences.
July 26, 2024 17:33

Nguyen Ngoc Ty and Nguyen The Anh were not only friends but had also been imprisoned multiple times for drug-related offenses. Despite this, both relapsed. This time, Ty spent over half a billion dong to traffic drugs and persuaded his friend...

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