20 years in prison for a young man who was 'stuck' three times because of drugs
(Baonghean.vn) - Having been imprisoned twice for drugs, Luu Xuan Ho and his fellow inmates still set up a new drug trafficking ring. When surrounded by the police, this man quickly threw the drugs into a ditch.
On January 18, the People's Court of Nghe An province held a first-instance trial of defendant Luu Xuan Ho (born 1995), residing in Duc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, Nghe An, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking”.
This is the third time Luu Xuan Ho has been “on trial”. According to the records, when he was just 20 years old (in 2015), Luu Xuan Ho was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Provincial People's Court for the crime of “Illegal drug trafficking”. While serving his sentence at Prison No. 6 - Ministry of Public Security in Thanh Chuong District (Nghe An), Ho became acquainted with Nguyen Thi Thanh (born in 1973), residing in Dien Ky Commune, Dien Chau District, who was also a prisoner serving his sentence there. Thanks to his good behavior, Ho had his sentence reduced and was released from prison early. After that, Thanh also completed his prison term, and the two still maintained contact with each other.
In October 2020, this young man continued to be involved in drugs and was sentenced to 30 months in prison by the People's Court of Yen Thanh district for "Illegal possession of drugs".
On September 9, 2022, Luu Xuan Ho was released from prison. With a 7/12 education, 27 years old, and a record of being in prison twice, and being lazy, Ho had difficulty finding a stable job. Ho applied for a job as a waiter at a karaoke business in the district. While working here, Ho met a man named Thanh (unknown background). Ho knew Thanh was involved in drugs.
On March 24, 2023, Nguyen Thi Thanh called Ho, asking to buy 20 packages of heroin. Ho called Thanh to discuss the need for a former cellmate to buy heroin and gave her a phone number so that the two could contact each other directly.
At noon on April 3, 2023, Thanh called Ho and asked him to deliver 10 packages of pink phien (weighing more than 185g) to Thanh and collect 45 million VND. Ho contacted and agreed with Thanh on the time and place of delivery.
That same evening, after receiving drugs from Thanh, Ho went to the agreed location with Thanh to deliver the drugs. While the two were transacting in Hamlet 9, Dien Yen Commune, Dien Chau, Dien Chau District Police discovered it. Seeing the police, Ho quickly threw the drugs into the ditch but was quickly restrained and arrested by the police. Taking advantage of the chaos at the scene, Nguyen Thi Thanh fled.
At the trial, the defendant Ho admitted to all the crimes as charged in the indictment. The male defendant said that he only “helped” the man named Thanh deliver the drugs and did not earn any profit. The defendant was aware of his crimes and hoped to receive leniency from the law.
Regarding Nguyen Thi Thanh, from Ho's testimony, the police investigation agency has verified but this woman was not present in the locality, no one knows where she went or what she did, so there is no basis for handling.
The first-instance trial panel determined that during the investigation and trial, Luu Xuan Ho confessed honestly, repented, and his grandparents were people who had contributed to the revolution. However, Luu Xuan Ho had two previous convictions for the crimes of “Illegal drug trafficking” and “Illegal drug possession” that had not been cleared, so this crime was a case of dangerous recidivism.
Considering the entire case, aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the Trial Panel sentenced Luu Xuan Ho to 20 years in prison.
