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Italy arrests 19 in bust of international drug trafficking ring

by VTV404 November 2019 Last updated at 21:42 PM

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Italy arrests 19 in bust of international drug trafficking ring
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VTV.vn - Police in Italy said they have arrested 19 people, most of them Tanzanians, when dismantling an international ring of heroin traffickers in Africa, Asia and Europe.

The ringleader is a Tanzanian whose base is in Poland. He directed heroin shipments from Asia to Italy for street sales. It is estimated that about 150 suspects in Africa, Asia and Europe are involved in this drug line. The Italian police reported that heroin worth 39 million US dollars and cocaine worth 4.7 million US dollars were seized.