About 200 subjects were arrested.

Responding to questions about the organization of special projects to combat drug crimes, at the regular Government press conference on the afternoon of June 3, Lieutenant General To An Xo said that the Ministry of Public Security always identifies drug crimes as crimes of all types. The fight against drug crimes is organized very fiercely, closely and has achieved many successes.

Vụ tiếp viên hàng không xách tay ma túy, đã bắt giữ khoảng 200 đối tượng - Ảnh 1. — Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security

In the past 6 months, the police force has detected and prosecuted over 13,000 cases, over 20,000 subjects, seized over 14,200 kg of heroin, 4,025 kg of synthetic drugs, 982,000 synthetic drug pills and 210 kg of marijuana.

Recently, the fight has seen a number of phenomena emerge: the illegal buying, selling and transporting of drugs on many routes and in many areas, closely linked to other types of crimes. Foreign subjects have emerged, colluding with a number of other subjects to illegally trade in drugs.

Second, foreigners take advantage of air routes to illegally transport drugs at some airports in Vietnam. Transit subjects bring drugs into Vietnam for consumption or to third countries.

"After the flight attendant incident, the Ministry of Public Security investigated and uncovered clues, arresting about 200 related subjects. This will continue to expand. Transporting drugs by air is quite complicated," said Mr. Xo.

Third, the situation of drug organization and use in nightclubs, bars and high-rise buildings in some localities is very complicated. Due to profit, some entertainment venues and business owners have turned a blind eye to drug users.

According to Lieutenant General Xo, through the fight, the supply has been stopped, but the most important thing is to reduce the demand, that is, reduce the number of drug addicts. As of March 15, the total number of drug addicts and users was 233,906, of which over 184,000 were addicts and over 49,900 were illegal users; a decrease of about 8,000 people compared to December 15, 2022.

"The goal must be to block the source of demand, residential areas and villages must be drug-free zones. People must fight against drug crimes, and when they hear about drugs, they must stay away and eliminate them," said Mr. Xo.

The representative of the Ministry of Public Security also affirmed that in order to prevent drug crimes, the Ministry of Public Security will continue to organize special projects to attack the drug rings and ringleaders, not to attack them individually. In addition, it will cooperate with countries sharing borders to intercept drug subjects.

Vụ tiếp viên hàng không xách tay ma túy, đã bắt giữ khoảng 200 đối tượng - Ảnh 2. — The amount of drugs in toothpaste tubes were brought back by flight attendants through Tan Son Nhat airport.

Regarding the case of drugs found in the luggage of 4 flight attendants from France to Ho Chi Minh City discovered on March 16, 2023 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, on June 1, Ho Chi Minh City Police also announced that they had prosecuted 57 cases, prosecuted 129 defendants for the crime of buying, selling, transporting, illegally storing drugs, and failing to report crimes.

Through initial investigation, it was determined that from mid-2022 until the time of arrest, the suspects had bought and sold more than 109,000 ecstasy pills, 80 kg of Kentamine, crystal meth and 3,000 packages of happy water (a new type of drug) with a total transaction value of more than 52 billion VND.

Previously, on March 16, 2023, authorities discovered four female flight attendants transporting drugs from France to Vietnam. After being detained for investigation, the prosecution agency released the four flight attendants.

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