Laos records over 6,000 crimes in 2020


Pile of confiscated drugs waiting to be burned in Laos. - Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): A total of 6,209 crimes were recorded in Laos in 2020, with drug trafficking being the most frequently occurring crime.

According to local daily Vientiane Times on Friday (Dec 18), a crime report was presented at a meeting in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday to summarise security operations in 2020, attended by Lao Minister of Public Security Vilay Lakhamfong and other officials.

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