8 criminal police exposed to HIV while arresting drug dealers
Soldiers received anti-exposure prophylaxis after an HIV-infected subject slashed his wrist with a knife and fought back against the task force.
On June 11, Hung Yen Provincial Police said that the unit had just successfully dismantled an illegal drug trafficking ring and arrestedTa Van Ly (42 years old), Nguyen Thi Huyen (43 years old) and Nguyen Van Thanh, all residing atKhoai Chau, to clarify the illegal buying and selling of drugs.
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The injured criminal police officer will be monitored by doctors for three months. Photo:Hung Yen Police |
Previously, on the afternoon of June 6, atNational Highway 39A,A working group discovered that Ly was illegally storing2 plastic bagsInside contained white powder. The patient confessed that it was heroin he had just bought from Nguyen Thi Huyen.
Expanding the investigation, at 7 p.m. the same day, the Criminal Police Department coordinated with Khoai Chau District Police to search Huyen's residence. During the search, Huyen's brother, Nguyen Van Thanh, who has two previous convictions forIllegal drug trafficking and infectionHIV in the final stages, fought back against the task force.
Thanh used a knife to cut his wrist vein, causing it to bleed, then charged at the police who were on duty. Seeing this, the police subdued and arrested Thanh and bandaged his wound.
However, during the process of controlling Thanh, 8 officers and soldiers were exposed to HIV due to scratches, skin lacerations and blood.
In response to the brave actions of the investigation team, the provincial leaders and the Director of Hung Yen Provincial Police presented a total of 90 million VND to 8 officers and soldiers who were injured and exposed to HIV.
The provincial People's Committee also directed the leaders of the Department of Health and the director of Hung Yen Tropical Hospital to examine, test and treat 8 police officers for HIV/AIDS exposure, and have a health monitoring regimen within 3 months.
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