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Pregnant Vietnamese drug mule seized in Shanghai

Xinhua, February 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

A drug trafficker from Vietnam who was eight months pregnant was intercepted at Shanghai airport customs on Jan. 22, local authorities announced.

The woman passed through customs by pretending to be part of a Chinese tourist delegation at Pudong International Airport but was intercepted and found to be carrying 1.45 kg of heroin. Endi