Arrested 3 drug traffickers during social distancing period

The arrested subjects. Photo: An Phu

Previously, while the entire Yen Thanh district was implementing social distancing according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister on Covid-19 prevention and control, Yen Thanh district police organized patrols and controlled security and order in the area and discovered and caught Dang Van Trung red-handed possessing 6 pink pills (synthetic drugs).

During the investigation, Dang Van Trung confessed that he had just bought the above drugs from Tran Thi Hien (born in 1977), residing in Hamlet 3, Cong Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, when he was arrested by the police. From there, it was verified that Tran Thi Hien was a drug retailer causing outrage among the people in Cong Thanh Commune and neighboring areas.

Hien’s method of drug trafficking was to only deal with long-time addicts, and never sell drugs to strangers. Hien installed cameras and kept many dogs around the house to guard. When observing through the cameras, if something suspicious was discovered, Hien would run up the mountain and dispose of the drugs.

Since around March 2021, Hien began to develop feelings for Pham Xuan Vinh (born in 1972), residing in Hamlet 3, Dai Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District. According to police documents, Pham Xuan Vinh is a long-time drug addict, very stubborn in nature, and has two previous convictions for "Theft of property" and "Illegal possession and trafficking of narcotics".

After that, Vinh often visited, lived and ate with Hien as husband and wife at Hien's house. At the same time, these two subjects also colluded with each other to buy drugs for their own use and to sell them to addicts for profit.

After collecting all documents and evidence, at about 6:30 p.m. on September 12, 2021, Yen Thanh District Police conducted an emergency search and arrested the couple Tran Thi Hien and Pham Xuan Vinh. The seized exhibits included 24 pink pills and 0.85 grams of heroin along with many other exhibits related to the illegal buying, selling and using of drugs.
At the investigation agency, Hien and Vinh had to bow their heads and admit their crimes. The case is currently being further investigated and clarified by Yen Thanh District Police.