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SINGAPORE – Some 665 kg of cannabis seized by authorities in Vietnam did not pass through or originate in Singapore, contrary to what some foreign media reported, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Tuesday (December 29).
It added that its investigations had found that the container left from a European country and had passed through another port of call before arriving in the city of Hai Phong on December 11.
Vietnamese newspaper VnExpress reported last Wednesday that the drugs came from a sender in Singapore and were shipped to Takan Vietnam Trading Stock Company in Hanoi.
The container, which was transported by ship to the city of Hai Phong, Vietnam, was also reported to be carrying packages containing products used as raw materials for the production of animal feed.
The container was later moved to an industrial park in Hai Phong City for repackaging, when the Vietnamese authorities discovered the cannabis packages.
“The container in which the cannabis packages were found did not pass through or originate in Singapore. However, CNB will continue to work closely with our foreign counterparts against transnational drug trafficking activities,” the office said in a statement.
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