Mother and daughter arrested for trafficking large quantities 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.firecrackerwith 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.

The arrested subjects. Photo: Viet Hung

Previously, at around 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, seizing 28 cakes of 36-round fireworks and 30 long firework tubes with a total weight of 44 kg.

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

Also on January 15, 2021, Quynh Luu District Police established project "121P" 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, and seized 59 more fireworks cakes (49 pieces 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 up 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 investigate and expand the case.