The defendants are charged with illegally transporting and trafficking more than 60 bars of heroin weighing 21,998.425 gram from Laos to Dien Bien and Lao Cai.

According to the People’s Procuracy in Lao Cai, the drug traffickers conducted their operations from 2006 to July 2010, and transferred a total of VND7 billion in many installments through the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) to buy the drugs and hire a transporter.

Due to the complexity of the case and its relation to many others, the trial will last three days from October 3-5.