Arrested 3 drug traffickers during social distancing
(Baonghean.vn) - Yen Thanh District Police are temporarily detaining three suspects, Dang Van Trung, Pham Xuan Vinh and Tran Thi Hien, to investigate and clarify the act of "Illegal drug trafficking".
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| 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 conducted patrols and controlled security and order in the area and discovered and caught Dang Van Trung in possession of 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 buying and selling drugs 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 detected, Hien would run up the mountain and dispose of the drugs.
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-term drug addict, very stubborn by nature, and has 2 previous convictions for "Theft of property" and "Illegal possession and trafficking of drugs".
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 sufficient documents and evidence, at around 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 evidence included 24 pink pills and 0.85 grams of heroin along with many other evidences 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.
