Police bust massive drug trafficking ring in Son La
VOV.VN - In a major operation over June 27-18, police in the northern border province of Son La arrested a group of drug traffickers with a special wanted notice for the trafficking of 2,700 bricks of heroin in Long Luong commune, Van Ho district.
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| Son La police carried out a two-day raid on a group of drug traffickers with a special wanted notice for the illegal trade of drugs in Van Ho district. |
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| During the raid, police spent hours persuading the drug traffickers to give themselves up. The raid involved hundreds of officers and police, who laid siege to two houses holding the drug lords named Nguyen Thanh Tuan and Nguyen Van Thuan. The wanted drug dealers were considered highly dangerous members of the drug ring which smuggled 2,700 bricks of heroin. |
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| Police confiscated a cache of grenades, guns, hundreds of bullets and other evidence. |
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| On the morning of June 27, the drug prevention force of the Ministry of Public Security coordinated with Son La police to bring armored vehicles to the Ta De hamlet to conduct a raid and arrest of the drug traffickers. |
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| Six armored vehicles were used to apprehend the drug traffickers. |
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| The suspects used grenades and mines to protect their fortifications. |
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| The drug lords’ houses were built with reinforced materials and contained a large weapons cache. The drug lords were killed in the ensuing battle. |
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| Ta De hamlet has been a hot spot for drug trafficking for many years. |
