Three days of raid and destruction of two drug lords by 300 police officers
Special forces used armored vehicles to knock down walls, shoot dead drug lords in hiding, pump water into tunnels... during three days of attacking the "drug valley" in Son La.
From June 26,more than 300 officers and soldiers togetherAt least 7 armored vehicles and many special vehicles were mobilized by the Ministry of Public Security.Ta De village (Long Luong, Van Ho, Son La)participated in a special plan to capture Nguyen Thanh Tuan (34 years old), Nguyen Van Thuan (35 years old) -Two fugitives are leaders of transnational drug trafficking rings.
| The arrest of two wanted drug lords in Son La. |
After approaching with an armored vehicle to unsuccessfully persuade Thuan to "surrender", the police killed him there. Immediately after, a person from Thuan's house "surrendered".
At the same time, another group of dozens of armed police approached Tuan's house, about 600-700m away. This is a property consisting of four level-four houses located close together, with a concrete wall outside and a surveillance camera system outside.
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Tuan's house always has many guards.Photo: Ba Do |
The police used loudspeakers to persuade and negotiate, but Tuan and his gang remained at large with weapons and several gas cylinders. Their relatives were brought in to persuade them to surrender, but they refused to budge. They fired guns and threw grenades outside.
From the armored vehicle, the police returned fire,The simultaneous attack brought down the retaining wall and part of the walls of the houses.Authorities pumped water into the bunker and shelter, but this was difficult because part of the bunker was covered by a corrugated iron roof.
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The wall and several houses were destroyed during the raid on the drug lord.Photo: Viet Quan. |
On June 28, the police continued to invite the mother of one of Tuan's bodyguards to call her son and tell him to surrender. "In a short phone call, this person informed that the boss had been eliminated, and that only he and another person were left in the cellar," said an authoritative source.
On June 29, the two men were still holding out in a ring of dozens of police officers. Gunfire was heard from time to time.
According to the investigation agency, drug lords Tuan and Thuan have had a total of 6 special arrest warrants from the police in many localities over the past many years. They recruited followers who were drug addicts and wanted fugitives, ready to risk their lives to protect their boss.
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Weapons seized by police after killing two drug lords.Photo: Son Tung |
This is a major and challenging case for the police force. Before this major battle, the special task force of the special task force battalion of the Mobile Police Command is determined to avoid any mistakes and ensure absolute safety for the people as well as the participating forces.
Currently, in addition to the two bosses who have been eliminated, authorities have arrested three other people, seized three grenades, four military guns, 415 bullets, many gas cylinders...
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Long Luong is about 170 km from Hanoi. |
Ta De Village, Long Luong is located in a valley, surrounded by mountains, about 12 km from Highway 6, but there is only a single road winding along the cliffs.
Authorities estimate that there are more than 60 wanted criminals hiding here, most of them drug criminals. Ta De is also adjacent to the drug "hotspot" Hang Kia, Pa Co in Hoa Binh province.
