Police have busted two major drug trafficking gangs in northern Vietnam, seizing more than 43 kilograms of heroin.

Officers from the Ministry of Public Security caught Song A Tenh, 41, in Hoa Binh Province early Wednesday as he was driving a car with 14 kg of heroin to Hanoi, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

Later they caught a man called Long with 29 kg in the same province.

The drug was in packs of 330 grams each. In his car, they also found 40,000 ectasy tablets and a gun.

The police said they have arrested many people from the latter's gang after keeping tabs on it for months, but need to conceal names, including the leader's, to facilitate further investigation.

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