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Vietnam drugs haul 'largest ever' | Vietnam drugs haul 'largest ever' |
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Police in Vietnam say they have found nearly nine tons of cannabis in a shipment of blue jeans from Pakistan. | Police in Vietnam say they have found nearly nine tons of cannabis in a shipment of blue jeans from Pakistan. |
The authorities say it is their largest ever drugs seizure - at a value of $90m (£45m). | The authorities say it is their largest ever drugs seizure - at a value of $90m (£45m). |
The drugs, shipped through the port of Hai Phong, were found near the border with China, and are believed to have been ultimately bound for Canada. | |
Four Chinese citizens and one Indonesian have been arrested in connection with the find. | Four Chinese citizens and one Indonesian have been arrested in connection with the find. |
Tough laws | Tough laws |
Anti-drugs police said that the cannabis resin was seized earlier this week on two trucks heading for the Chinese border. It had arrived in April on a ship from Pakistan. | |
Vietnam has introduced some of the world's toughest drugs laws, and the possession or trafficking of heroin or opium is punishable by death or life imprisonment. | Vietnam has introduced some of the world's toughest drugs laws, and the possession or trafficking of heroin or opium is punishable by death or life imprisonment. |
In February a government review of drug-related crimes and trafficking said border provinces had strengthened ties with neighbour countries to fight the transport of drugs. | In February a government review of drug-related crimes and trafficking said border provinces had strengthened ties with neighbour countries to fight the transport of drugs. |
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