Three young men were arrested while 'high' on drugs in their bedroom

On July 20, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened the first instance trial of defendant Hoang Van Cong (born in 1996), residing in Nghia Loc commune, Nghia Dan district, for the crimes of illegal drug trafficking and organizing illegal drug use. The two defendants Phan Van Hoang (born in 1995) and Le Thanh Tuan (born in 2001), both residing in Nghia Loc commune, were prosecuted for the crime of organizing illegal drug use.

The indictment states that in 2021, while living in Laos, Cong met a woman named Hanh, residing in Vinh City. After returning to Vietnam, Cong contacted Hanh to order 3 packages of pink phien to resell for profit.

At noon on January 16, 2023, Hanh took a bus to Thai Hoa town to deliver 3 packages of pink phien to Cong for 18 million VND.

After buying the drugs, Cong invited his cousins ​​Hoang and Tuan to "fly and shake". While the subjects were using the drugs, the police raided and checked, confiscating 0.14 grams of unused drugs. In addition, the police also confiscated 3 packages of pink heroin with a weight of 58.07 grams determined to have been purchased by Cong earlier.

At the trial, defendant Cong openly bought drugs to resell for profit. Defendant Cong invited the other two defendants to use drugs for fun.

The two defendants prosecuted for organizing the illegal use of drugs also admitted to their crimes. Both said they had used drugs before, so when Cong invited them, they agreed.

The defendants confessed honestly, expressed remorse, and asked the court to consider reducing their sentences so they could soon return to rebuild their lives.

After considering the role of each defendant in the case, the court sentenced Hoang Van Cong to 16 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking and 7 years for organizing illegal drug use; the total sentence was 23 years in prison. The two defendants Phan Van Hoang and Le Thanh Tuan were each sentenced to 3 years in prison for organizing illegal drug use.