Mother and daughter arrested for trafficking large quantities of firecrackers

Viet Hung• January 16, 2021 10:07

(Baonghean.vn) - Quynh Luu District Police (Nghe An) have just successfully broken up two cases of trading and storing firecrackers, arrested the subjects and seized nearly 200 kg of various types of firecrackers.

On the morning of January 16, 2021, Lieutenant Colonel Ta Dinh Tuan - Head of Quynh Luu District Police said that the District Police had just arrested a case of trafficking.firecrackerswith a large quantity and are currently detaining the subjects and evidence to investigate, expand the case, and take strict measures to handle according to the law.

Các đối tượng bị bắt giữ. Ảnh: Việt Hùng

The arrested subjects. Photo: Viet Hung

Previously, at about 4:30 a.m. on January 15, 2021, Nguyen Thi Loan and her son Tran Huy Hoang (born in 1996, in Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu) went from Son Hai commune to Dang Vinh's house to buy fireworks. When returning, they arrived at Tien Tien hamlet, Dien Kim commune, Dien Chau district and were caught red-handed by the Quynh Luu District Police Investigation Team for transporting fireworks, confiscating 28 cakes of 36-round fireworks and 30 long firework tubes with a total weight of 44 kg.

Then, at 5:30 a.m. the same day, Quynh Luu District Police coordinated with Dien Chau District Police to conduct an emergency search of Dang Vinh's residence in Dien Van Commune (Dien Chau), seizing 30 firecrackers of 36 pieces with a total weight of 39 kg. The total evidence seized related to Dang Vinh was 83 kg of various types of firecrackers.

Lực lượng chức năng kiểm tra tang vật vi phạm. Ảnh: Việt Hùng

Authorities inspect the evidence of the violation. Photo: Viet Hung

Also on January 15, 2021, Quynh Luu District Police established the "121P" project to focus on fighting and destroyingfireworks trafficking ringin Cau Giat town and neighboring communes. Accordingly, at 9:30 a.m. on January 15, 2021, Quynh Luu District Police broke the case, arrested Hoang Thi Van, born in 1967, residing in Block 7, Cau Giat town, seized 10 firecrackers of 49 pieces and 10 packages of firecrackers, weighing 23.7 kg.

Through hot exploitation, Quynh Luu District Police conducted an emergency search of the house of Nguyen Xuan Dinh, born in 1979, residing in Dong Hong hamlet, Quynh Chau commune, confiscating 59 more fireworks cakes of 49 and 36 pieces, 28 packages of firecrackers with a total weight of 91.8 kg. The total weight of firecrackers seized in the case was 115.5 kg. Thus, in just 1 day, Quynh Luu District Police successfully broke 2 cases of illegal trading and transportation of firecrackers with a total weight of 198.8 kg of various types of firecrackers.
Currently, Quynh Luu District Police are continuing to fight and expand the case.