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Police in HCM City have raided a large heroin smuggling ring and seized over 446 heroin packages. HCM City police seized hundreds of heroin cakes On December 5, the Anti-drug and Criminal Investigation Police Department (C04) under the Ministry of Public Security confirmed the case. The police raided a warehouse in HCM City and seized 446 heroin worth over USD6m. They detained two Taiwanese leaders as well as many suspects. The police found the warehouse after an expanded investigation in March. At 8.30 pm on March 27, the police in HCM City pulled over a truck going from Thu Duc to An Suong District on National Highway 22. The driver tried to bribe the police but was refused. Two other men on the truck tried to run away after that but were quickly arrested. After checking the truck, the police found five carton boxes that contained more than 300 kilos of heroin. The drug was packed in nearly 900 packages. The police also arrested two Taiwanese men and involved suspects. After … [Read more...] about HCM City police bust drug smuggling ring

A U.S.-based "terrorist organization" is responsible for a blast that occurred at the tax department of Binh Duong Province in southern Vietnam last month, according to information released by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on Friday. The explosion occured at the provincial tax department at 328 Binh Duong Boulevard in Thu Dau Mot City at around 9:00 am on September 30, 2019. The blast caused a large wall to collapse and shattered the building's glass windows, but there were no human casualties. Truong Duong, a 39-year-old man residing in Di An Town, Binh Duong, was latter arrested and named the main suspect behind the explosion. He has been identified as a member of the so-called Provisional National Government of Vietnam, a U.S.-based group which has been labelled as a "terrorist organization" by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, according to a post on the ministry's portal on Friday. A screen grab captures information … [Read more...] about US-based ‘terrorist’ group behind explosion at Vietnam tax department: police

School has become a second home for many ethnic minorities students in the mountainous districts of Cao Bang Province in recent years. A student receives help in studying from a teacher of Kim Cuc Secondary School, which is applied boarding school model, in Cao Bang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Chu Hieu The boarding school model, which provides meals and dorm for students, has helped reduce the number of students who drop out of school. Nguyen Hai Yen, principal of Kim Cuc Secondary School in Bao Lac District, said the model made it easier for teaching and studying. In 2019-20, the school has 183 students, of which 98 per cent stay at the school. Yen said most of them were ethnic minorities and lived tens of kilometres from the school. For nearly three years, a small room at Kim Cuc Secondary School has been a second home for Ha Minh Hanh, an eighth grade student. Hanh said before she lived in Phieng Tac Village, and had to walk more than 9km along a narrow mountainous road … [Read more...] about VN’s boarding school model encourages more students to class

A street in Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA)   Thua Thien-Hue (VNS/VNA) – The central city of Hue is making its first attempt to tidy the look of urban places busy with tourists in an attempt to reduce complaints about the messy environment. On March 11, the local People’s Committee made sudden visits to several popular places around the city, including facilities along waterways and roads, to conduct checks on the safety and hygiene of the services they provide. The team, comprised of the committee’s deputy chairman and administrational staff from the local Department of Tourism, visited boats at Toa Kham – a popular river boat station – to check on the availability of life jackets, waste dumping practices and service prices. Boat trips on the famed Huong (Perfume) River in the city are popular among visitors during daylight hours thanks to the beauty of the river and the lively daily scenes along its banks. Boat trips that include ca Hue … [Read more...] about Hue works to make tourism sites more welcoming

Maritime smuggling is becoming more common among heroin traffickers according to an expert. A package of methamphetamine seized by the police Dr. Do Canh Thin, a criminology expert said that due to high profits and hard punishments, drug smugglers are always seeking new ways of transportation and maritime routes are proving one of the best ways. "With this way they can carry a large amount of drugs and easily destroy or hide the evidence," he explained. "Meanwhile, with air transportation, they can just carry a limited amount and is easily caught by the modern screening devices at airport customs." Thin cited a report from the Ministry of Public Security which showed that from the end of 2018 to April 2019, local authorities seized hundreds of kilos of cocaine and methamphetamine hid in containers among various goods which were heading to Vietnam by sea. According to the report, on July 24, 2018, police checked the Liberian ship Maersk Shenzen, which departed from … [Read more...] about Drug smugglers turning to sea transportation