Sentence for man who arranged drug deal at traffic police station
Although he knew that buying and selling drugs was against the law, Hiep and the seller made an appointment to make the transaction right at the traffic police station. After buying the drugs, Hiep brought them home to sell to addicts and was arrested by the police.
On November 15, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Nguyen Xuan Hiep (born 1998), residing in Lang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, for the crime of"Illegal drug trafficking".
The indictment shows that on the afternoon of June 1, 2024, Nguyen Xuan Hiep contacted a man named Thai Ba Hong (residing in Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Chau district) to buy a package of pink heroin to sell for profit. The two parties agreed on the price of 8 million VND for a package of pink heroin and set a time and place for the transaction.
That evening, Hiep went to the meeting place and gave the money to the seller. Then, as instructed, Hiep went to the cemetery area of Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district to get the drugs. Hiep sold the drugs to a number of people.
On the afternoon of June 7, Hiep continued to call Hong to buy 1.5 packages of pink phien. The two sides agreed on a price of 12 million VND and arranged to make a transaction at the Dien Chau Traffic Police Station. That evening, at the meeting point, the two sides carried out the drug transaction.
With the drugs he bought, Hiep sold 4 pink pills to a customer in Yen Thanh district for 500,000 VND. At around 9:30 p.m. on June 10, when Hiep was dividing the drugs into small pieces to sell, he was discovered and caught red-handed by Yen Thanh district police.
The investigation agency determined that Nguyen Xuan Hiep must bear criminal responsibility for the act of buying and selling more than 33 grams of drugs.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to buying and selling drugs for profit. The defendant stated that he and the seller had bought and sold drugs at the traffic police station.
Faced with the verdict of the law, the defendant presented his difficult circumstances and first-time violation to ask the court to consider reducing his sentence.
After a comprehensive review of the case, the People's Court sentenced Nguyen Xuan Hiep to 15 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking.
Regarding Thai Ba Hong, the investigation agency took statements and confronted Hong with defendant Hiep. However, Hong did not admit to selling drugs to the defendant. Because after each drug purchase, Hiep deleted all the phone calls, the investigation agency had no basis to prosecute Hong.
