Lao cops arrest six suspects, seize 12 mil meth pills in Hongsa

VIENTIANE – Police in Laos have arrested six Lao nationals in Hongsa for being involved in the transportation of 12 million methamphetamine pills. 

Police also seized a pistol and 15 bullets when they arrested the suspects, Vietnam news agency (VNA) reported. 

The suspects initially testified that a Thai person had paid them to transport the methamphetamine hidden in their trucks to Vientiane. 

This is the latest in a series of drug busts in Laos. Recently, police also discovered over 5 million amphetamine pills in an SUV that flipped in Vientiane. 

In the first half of this year, Laos cracked down 1,734 drug cases nationwide, arrested 2,635 subjects, and confiscated more than 30 million drug pills, 179.49kg of heroin, and 125.33kg of opium and others, according to the report. – Bernama, June 29, 2023