Ho Chi Minh City seeks closer international cooperation to curb drug crime involving foreigners
Ho Chi Minh City 14:55 08/10/2026Ho Chi Minh City police are strengthening international cooperation to prevent and combat drug-related crime involving foreigners amid increasingly complex developments in crimes involving foreign nationals.
Ho Chi Minh City police bust 8 drug rings, arrest 126, including 9 foreigners
Vietnam News 15:43 21/09/2026Ho Chi Minh City police have busted eight drug rings, arresting 126 people, including nine foreigners, in a major crackdown on drug-related offenses, authorities said Monday.
Hanoi bar owner accused of leading 107kg drug trafficking ring
Vietnam News 15:37 07/09/2026A Hanoi bar owner is accused of leading a ring that trafficked nearly 107 kilograms of ketamine and MDMA using a rented apartment as a drug warehouse.
11 sentenced to death, 19 to life in Vietnam’s massive drug case
Vietnam News 16:28 03/09/2026A Ho Chi Minh City court have handed down 11 death sentences and 19 life terms among 227 defendants in the VN10 drug case, which stemmed from a 2023 drug shipment carried from France to Vietnam by four flight attendants.
Vietnamese actress, meritorious artist admits drug use was wrong, harmful to public
Vietnam News 21:53 25/08/2026Vietnamese actress and Meritorious Artist Kieu Thanh has admitted to using synthetic drugs, acknowledging that the conduct was wrong and could negatively affect the public.
Beyond arrests: How Ho Chi Minh City police are fighting drug crime?
Ho Chi Minh City 16:51 19/08/2026Ho Chi Minh City police are rewriting the playbook on drug crime, shifting beyond arrests to target supply networks, manage drug users and strengthen prevention efforts across the city.
Nigerian arrested in Vietnam with 2kg of meth, 2 heroin bricks
Vietnam News 10:53 18/08/2026A 43-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City for allegedly receiving a shipment containing 2kg of crystal methamphetamine and two bricks of heroin, which he was hired to transport to Hanoi.
2 Lao nationals arrested for allegedly transporting 633kg of fireworks, 35 drug tablets into Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:58 03/08/2026Border guards in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, have arrested two Lao nationals for allegedly transporting 633kg of fireworks and 35 synthetic drug tablets into Vietnam.
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.
