Arrest of drug trafficker on the run after nearly 10 years

(Baonghean.vn) -Vinh City Police Department said that Doi Cung Ward Police have just investigated and arrestedTran Thi Hoe (born in 1966, Duc Hoa commune, Duc Tho, Ha Tinh, temporarily residing in block 2, Doi Cung ward, Vinh city), is a wanted subject for the crime of "illegal drug trafficking", escaped from the area after nearly 10 years.

In 2001, Tran Thi Hoe and her husband were sentenced by the Vinh City People's Court to 2 years in prison each for "Illegal drug trafficking". However, at this time, Hoe was raising a young child, so the sentence was temporarily suspended. While her husband was in prison, Hoe sold the house and fled the area with her child. In 2004, the Vinh City Police Department issued a wanted notice for Tran Thi Hoe. After that, Hoe sent her child to her maternal home in Duc Hoa commune, then continued to Vinh City to make a living as a street tea seller. To deceive the people and the authorities, she changed her name to Tran Thi Hue, and "disguised" her face by cutting and dyeing her hair, tattooing her eyebrows, lips, and clothes, and frequently changing her place of residence.

After a period of investigation and identifying the correct subject, on the afternoon of September 12, Doi Cung Ward Police, Vinh City, arrested Hoe at cafe number 4, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Vinh City.

Chau Yen