24 year-old Nông Văn Truyền, a local from the mountainous province of Cao Bang, was caught carrying 9 nylon packs of the drug by motorbike across the border.
Vietnam has some of the world’s toughest drug laws. Those convicted of trafficking more than 600 grams of heroin or more than 2.5 kilos of methamphetamine face the death penalties.
Producing or selling 100g of heroin or 300g of other drugs are also capital crimes.
