Authorities uncovered the ring in early 2023 when customs officials at Ho Chi Minh City’s international airport found 11kg of MDMA and ketamine inside more than 150 toothpaste tubes, state media reported.
The tubes had been brought from France by four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants who had agreed to carry unspecified consumer goods for a fee of around US$450, reports said.
But they were not prosecuted as investigators said there was no evidence they were aware they were carrying drugs.
The ringleader had organised several shipments of synthetic drugs hidden in toothpaste tubes and in boxes of dietary supplements.
He also recruited Vietnamese…
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