Arrested a wanted person, destroyed a drug den using firearms
(Baonghean.vn) - Thi is a particularly dangerous wanted person for drugs. They use firearms and set up a shack to organize illegal drug trafficking.
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Province Police and Tuong Duong District Police have successfully broken up a border drug case using firearms, arrested a leader, and seized many weapons and drugs.
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Evidence seized at the scene. Photo: Quynh Trang |
Implementing the direction of the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and the People's Committee of Nghe An province to launch a peak campaign to propagate, attack, and suppress drug crimes along the Vietnam - Laos border in the three provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh, at 12:45 on May 8, in the mountainous forest area of Dua village, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An police launched an armed attack and destroyed a gathering place to set up a tent to organize illegal drug trafficking using firearms.
Arrested suspect Lo Van Thi (born 1963, residing in Dua village, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district), a particularly dangerous wanted subject for drugs.
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Lo Van Thi - a special wanted subject. Photo: Quynh Trang |
At the scene, the police seized 1 revolver, 1 homemade pellet gun, 1 grenade and a quantity of various drugs.
In the coming time, Nghe An Police will continue to direct the Police of units and localities to synchronously deploy and resolutely carry out armed attacks, eliminate complex drug dens equipped with hot weapons; determined to contain and reduce drug crimes along the border of Nghe An province.