HANOI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Police in Vietnam's central Thanh Hoa province, cracked down a transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting three people with 15 kg of synthetic drugs, said local police on Monday.
Specifically, in Thanh Hoa's Muong Lat district, some 140 km south of capital Hanoi, local police arrested three people including Cheo Thi Phoi (born in 1980) and Cheo Van Man (born in 1976), who are living in Laos, as well as Phan Thi Pham (born in 1978), who is living in Vietnam. They also seized 15 kg of synthetic drugs, related objects and documents, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.
According to the police, in the province's largest-ever synthetic drug case, Cheo Van Man used to join other Vietnamese nationals to transport drug from Laos to consume in Vietnam.
The police are continuing to expand investigation of the case, said VNA.
