20 years in prison for an ignorant person who takes risks
(Baonghean.vn) - That was the sentence that Vi Van Phuong (born in 1959, residing in Que Phong district) received for illegally buying and selling 153.950 grams of heroin. Standing before the jury, Vi Van Phuong admitted: "Because of lack of knowledge and lack of money, I took a risk."
On November 19, 2018, Nghe An Provincial People's Court brought defendant Vi Van Phuong (born in 1959; residing in Tri Le commune, Que Phong district) to the first instance trial for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".
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| Defendant Vi Van Phuong at the trial. Photo: Quynh An |
According to the indictment, on August 16, 2018, partly due to drug addiction, Mr. Phuong went to Chau Thon commune, Que Phong district, Nghe An province to buy 01 package of drugs from a Mong ethnic man (unknown origin) for 30,000,000 VND.
On the morning of August 17, 2018, while he was at Quan's house (an acquaintance) in Quy Hop town, a man named Binh in Quy Hop town called Mr. Phuong and asked: "Do you bring goods down??”. He replied: “Have" then this person told Mr. Phuong to go to the hotel to rest. On the morning of August 18, 2018, in the Be Pha area of Cang village, Chau Dinh commune, when Vi Van Phuong and a man named Binh were preparing to buy and sell drugs, they were discovered by the Quy Hop district police, caught red-handed, and confiscated a package of drugs that, after examination, was heroin, weighing 153.950 grams.
In this case, a man named Binh made an appointment to buy drugs from Mr. Phuong. Because his background could not be determined, there was no basis for prosecution.
The panel of judges determined: The defendant's actions were extremely serious and dangerous to society and must be strictly dealt with before the law. Based on the mitigating circumstances of his honest confession and the absence of aggravating circumstances, the panel sentenced Vi Van Phuong to 20 years in prison for "Illegal drug trafficking".
