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Law and Crime

US Orders Release of Lao Refugee Facing Deportation

Alan Phetsadakone, a 47-year-old Lao refugee in the United States, was released from federal custody on 6 September after a month and a half in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Tacoma, Washington.  The man was released after a District Court ruling that temporarily blocked his deportation...

Thai Nationals Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Laos, 800,000 Pills Seized

Vientiane provincial authorities have arrested two Thai nationals in connection with a major drug...

Lao Authorities Seize Four Kilograms of Heroin at Wattay International Airport

Lao authorities seized four kilograms of heroin during a joint inspection at Wattay International...

Laos Reports 452 Road Accidents, 61 Deaths in August

Laos witnessed 452 road accidents in August, resulting in 824 vehicles damaged, 593 people...

Lao Court Sentences Man to Death for Meth Trafficking

On 27 August, the Xayabouly Provincial People’s Court sentenced a 29-year-old man to death...

Traffic Police to Enforce Strict Measures During New Year Period

Lao Security Facebook Page released a video on Monday, featuring the Head of the Traffic Police Department, General Police Department, and Ministry of Security,...

Three Nepali Women Rescued From Job Scams in Laos

Three Nepali women who fell victim to human trafficking returned home this month after having to work illegally in Laos for three months. The Nepali...

Lao Police Seize Over 1,000 Kg of Cannabis in Bolikhamxay

Police in Khamkeut District, Bolikhamxay province, apprehended a truck transporting over 1,000 kg of compressed cannabis last week. Bolikhamxay Security reports that residents in the...

Smuggled Tiger Cub Dies in Thailand

One of four tiger cubs rescued from a trafficking ring has died at the Office of Conservation Area 9 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. After performing...

Laos Police Arrest Two Suspects Connected to Fuel Tanker Drug Trafficking Case

Police in Laos have arrested two suspects connected to a recent drug trafficking case in which a petrol tanker smuggled narcotics into Thailand. The two...

Man Arrested for Trying to Assault a Minor in Khammouane

Police have apprehended a man after he attempted twice to assault a minor in Thakhak District, Khammouane Province. According to Lao Security News residents...