Arrested subject transporting 160 kg of illegal fireworks
(Baonghean.vn) - The Environmental Police Department (Provincial Police) has just presided over and coordinated with Hung Nguyen District Police to successfully crack a case, arresting a subject who transported and traded 160 kg of firecrackers.
Previously, through professional measures, the Environmental Police Department, Provincial Police discovered a ring of buying, storing, and transporting prohibited goods (fireworks, explosives) from Laos to Nghe An for consumption.
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| Authorities weigh the seized fireworks. Photo: Minh Khoi |
The subjects connected with each other, agreed to buy and sell illegal fireworks, then transported them to Nghe An province to resell to those in need in mountainous districts. Faced with the above situation, the Provincial Police Department of Environmental Police established a special project to fight.
Initially, the Investigation Committee identified the ringleader in Nghe An as Le Van Phuong, born in 1990, residing in Thuong Khe hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district.
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160 kg of fireworks were seized on the way to sale. Photo: Minh Khoi |
The subjects operate very sophisticatedly, finding every way to deal with the authorities. Their methods and tricks of operation mainly take advantage of late nights, using social networking sites to trade, buy and sell, frequently changing delivery times and locations... to avoid control and detection by the authorities.
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Subject Le Van Phuong. Photo: Minh Khoi |
On November 16, 2022, upon receiving information that Le Van Phuong would directly deliver the goods, the Task Force decided to crack the case. At 5:45 p.m. the same day, the Environmental Police Department, Provincial Police coordinated with Hung Nguyen District Police to successfully crack the case, arresting Le Van Phuong in Thuong Khe hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district. The seized exhibits included 92 explosive fireworks mortars (equivalent to about 160 kg), 01 motorbike and 02 mobile phones.
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Evidence of the case. Photo: Minh Khoi |
Currently, the police force has drawn up a record of the arrest of the offender, conducted initial investigation steps, and continued to expand the investigation to handle the subject according to the provisions of the law./.
