Seizure15 March 2024verifiedCET-9Z0MEV

Bolikhamxay police find more than 800 kg of cannabis

Lao media reported on 26 March 2024 that a couple had been arrested in Bolikhamxay with more than 800 kg of cannabis and nearly 300 amphetamine pills. The same report described 1,000 kg of crystal meth seized in Xayaboury and 166 kg in Bokeo. It gave no charge, court date or sentence for the cannabis case.

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Laos thwarts numerous major drug cases (26 March 2024). Vietnam Investment Review. Bolikhamxay paragraph.

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Laos.18.49, 103.78

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