In the evening of the same day, Colonel Phan Van Hoa, Commander of the Border Guard Command of Dien Bien Province, reported that A Pa Chai Border Post (Dien Bien Province) and Mu Ca Border Post (Lai Chau Province) had detained two suspects, namely Sung Phi Tu, 62, and Ly Mi Ly, 59, both residents of Lau Can Thinh Village, Nhot Ou District, Phongsaly Province (Laos), for "illegal drug trafficking."
The seized items included 10kg of opium and one mobile phone.
During initial questioning, the two suspects confessed to transporting the opium from Laos through Dien Bien Province and then to Lai Chau Province to sell to an unidentified individual.
The suspects were apprehended by border guards as they were crossing the area around Border Marker 2 on the Vietnam-Laos border, near Po Nhu Kho Village, Sin Thau Commune, Muong Nhe District, Dien Bien Province.
The authorities continue to investigate further into the case.
