Female subject arrested for transporting 2kg of opium and a large amount of firecrackers

The amount of opium and firecrackers seized. Photo: Cam Phu

Accordingly, at around 2:00 p.m. on August 4, in hamlet 5, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district, Hung Nguyen district police coordinated with Traffic Patrol Team 1-46, Traffic Police Department of Nghe An province and Nghe An Customs Department to break up a case, catching Nguyen Thi Huong (born in 1984), residing in Som Kim commune, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province, while illegally transporting drugs and firecrackers for sale.

At the scene, the authorities discovered 2 kg of opium and 30 kg of firecrackers, mainly 36 pieces, in the suspect's vehicle.

The subject and the seized exhibits. Photo: Cam Phu

At the police station, the subject confessed that Huong took the opium and firecrackers from a person (specific address unknown) with the intention of bringing them to Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces for consumption.

The case is currently under further investigation.