Ho Chi Minh City police bust drug ring, seize over 1 tonne of evidence
Ho Chi Minh City 16:00 23/06/2026Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested 30 suspects and seized more than one tonne of evidence in a large-scale drug trafficking and drug-use facilitation ring.
Ho Chi Minh City police bust drug paraphernalia ring producing over 100,000 items
Ho Chi Minh City 12:23 22/06/2026Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a large-scale drug paraphernalia production and distribution ring, seizing more than 100,000 items and semi-finished products used for illegal drug consumption.
Vietnamese TikTokers sentenced to 9 years in prison for drug use organization
Ho Chi Minh City 13:00 20/06/2026A court in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday sentenced TikTok content creators Nguyen Nhat Duy, 28, and Nguyen Van Hoang, 25, along with two other defendants, to nine years in prison each for organizing the illegal use of narcotics.
Big pharma taps UK playbook to pressure European capitals on drug prices
World 17:17 17/06/2026LONDON - Global pharmaceutical companies, facing pushback from European capitals on drug pricing, are turning to a playbook that brought them recent success in Britain: threats of pulling investment and expansion plans to pressure policymakers.
50 charged after police raid Vietnam’s Vung Tau bar over drug network
Ho Chi Minh City 17:30 25/05/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have charged 50 suspects with drug-related offenses after raiding a bar in Vung Tau Ward and uncovering multiple trafficking networks, authorities said on Monday.
Ho Chi Minh City police arrest 140 in major drug crackdown
Ho Chi Minh City 10:44 23/05/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large interprovincial drug trafficking network, arresting 140 individuals linked to illegal narcotics, authorities said on Friday.
Vietnamese singers Long Nhat, Son Ngoc Minh arrested in drug case
Ho Chi Minh City 16:41 20/05/2026Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested singers Long Nhat and Son Ngoc Minh along with 69 other suspects as part of an investigation into alleged drug offenses.
227 indicted in racket that used flight attendants to smuggle drugs from France to Vietnam
Vietnam News 13:57 04/04/2026The Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy has issued an indictment charging 227 defendants in connection with a drug trafficking ring that smuggled more than 11 kilograms of synthetic drugs hidden inside toothpaste tubes carried by Vietnamese flight attendants from France to Vietnam in 2023.
Hanoi aims for 50% drug-free communes, wards by 2030
Vietnam News 14:55 03/03/2026Hanoi has set an ambitious target of ensuring that 50 percent of its communes and wards are free of drugs by 2030, alongside a commitment to reduce the number of drug users by at least five percent annually.
Vietnamese police bust drug ring disguised as e-cigarettes targeting students
Vietnam News 11:44 02/02/2026Vietnamese police have dismantled a drug trafficking network that operated under the guise of selling e-cigarettes and cannabinoids (CBD) vaping products, directly targeting teenagers and students.
Ho Chi Minh City police bust drug ring involving 8 foreigners
Ho Chi Minh City 18:23 24/01/2026Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a criminal ring involved in drug possession and organizing illegal drug use, pressing charges against 10 suspects including eight South Korean nationals, authorities said on Saturday.
