Police make major amphetamine pills bust in Bokeo
VIENTIANE: Bokeo police on Sunday (May 12) detained two men and seized over 14 million amphetamine pills found in their possession.

Officials from the Department of Narcotics Control and Prevention of the Bokeo provincial police force arrested the pair in Chiengtong village, Paktha district, when they were caught with 14,106,000 amphetamine pills.

During the drug bust, police also confiscated a pick-up truck, three guns and more than 180 bullets, and 1 million baht in cash.

The suspects were named as Nikhuaxong, 29, and Kuaxong, both of Chiengtong village.

Officers are questioning the pair in the hope of obtaining information about the source of the drugs and their intended destination.

A nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking and dealing is underway and police have seized large amounts of drugs, mostly in Bokeo province in the notorious Golden Triangle area. The crackdown is being waged under the government’s National Agenda aimed at stamping out the drug trade in Laos. - Vientiane Times/ANN
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VIENTIANE: Bokeo police on Sunday (May 12) detained two men and seized over 14 million amphetamine pills found in their possession.