Vietnamese Police Bust International E-cigarette Drug Syndicate
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Vietnamese police have dismantled an international criminal syndicate producing and distributing e-cigarettes laced with toxic substances, arresting 65 suspects including several foreign nationals. Among them are four Singaporeans, four Malaysians, and two Taiwanese. The core suspects, Malaysian Hoo Jia How and Singaporean Melvin Tan Junjie, obtained drug liquid from accomplices and filled it into e-cigarette cartridges for sale across Vietnam. The operation seized nearly 2000 toxic e-cigarette cartridges and a large amount of drug liquid. Vietnam has classified the drugs Etorphine and Etizolam as narcotics since January 2025, and police warn that inhaling these substances is extremely harmful.
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