600 heroin cakes found: 4 security officers temporarily suspended
Regarding the case of Taiwanese authorities seizing 600 heroin cakes departing from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (HCMC), Tan Son Nhat Security Services Company recently decided to temporarily suspend 4 officers for investigation.
Latest information about the case of Taiwanese authorities discovering and seizing 600 heroin cakes (229kg, worth about 300 million USD) inside 12 loudspeakers on a flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (HCMC) to Taoyuan International Airport (Taiwan), Tan Son Nhat Security Services Company has recently decided to temporarily suspend 4 officers of the Security Inspection Team screening the warehouse for investigation.
In a related development, the Drug Crime Investigation Department (Ministry of Public Security) has summoned a series of responsible people from units involved in this serious case to clarify the matter.
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This is the scanner that let in 600 heroin bricks. |
Also on the afternoon of November 29, Dan Tri reporters went to the headquarters of Le Hoa Freight Forwarding Company Limited (No. 42 Vo Van Kiet Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the company that sent the goods but through another freight forwarding company that has a contract with China Airlines to transport the goods) to learn about the process and procedures for receiving the goods, as well as to learn about the owner of the above "blank" shipment. However, a representative of Le Hoa Company said that the case was being investigated by the police, so they refused to provide information and made an appointment for another day.
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Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services Company Limited was the first unit to inspect the shipment containing 600 heroin cakes. |
According to Dan Tri reporters, Le Hoa Company is still operating normally. However, according to a company employee, after the discovery of 600 heroin cakes, the company's business situation has been greatly affected.
Previously, on the afternoon of November 28, Dan Tri reporters contacted Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services Company Limited to get information about this incident, but all of them refused to answer because the case was under investigation.
The case is currently being urgently investigated by the police.
According to Dan Tri