The suspects include four Singaporeans, four Malaysians, and two Taiwanese.
Malaysian national Hoo Jia How, 30, and Singaporean Melvin Tan Junjie, 30, were identified as the alleged ringleaders, HCMC Police Department's Drug Crime Investigation Division (PC04) announced Friday in their crackdown against the production and distribution of drug-laced electronic cigarettes, commonly known as "pod chill."
A foreign suspect (C) is caught for lacing drugs into e-cigarettes in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by police
Police began investigating the network in early July after detecting signs of its operation. Following weeks of surveillance, dozens of officers simultaneously raided a rented house on Cong Quynh Street in Cau Ong Lanh Ward, arresting the two leaders.
They seized 1,331 e-cigarette pods and 140 ml of Etomidate-laced e-liquid used to fill them.
