Vietnam intensifies crackdown on drug trafficking, fraud and illegal immigration
Vietnamese authorities reported a series of law‑enforcement actions in recent weeks. In Thanh Hóa, border police seized 33 heroin bales, over 13,000 synthetic‑drug pills and arrested 24 suspects across four cases. Cooperation with Bulgaria was highlighted as yielding positive legal outcomes.
A court case exposed a six‑person network that brokered kidney sales between October 2024 and September 2025, profiting billions of đồng. Officials also warned of vacation‑fraud schemes that target elderly victims.
A multi‑province drug ring was dismantled, with more than one tonne of seized materials and 30 arrests. The police issued advisories on illegal migration and proposed raising the maximum administrative fine to VND 1.5 billion.
New penalties were announced for unlicensed copies of Windows and Office, allowing up to VND 1 billion fines or three years imprisonment for repeat offences. Plans were outlined for a centralized criminal‑record database. Additional prosecutions covered illegal pork trade, a football‑betting syndicate handling tens of billions of đồng, and a fraud case involving over VND 1.7 billion.
A high‑level meeting discussed reforms to the Law on Lawyers and broader legal‑policy enhancements.