Being surrounded and captured, the drug lord used a pistol to shoot back at the police force.

On the morning of November 11, the Criminal Police Department returned.drugNghe An police said the unit had just successfully broken up a major drug case, arresting Vi Van Hoi (born 1983), residing in Hong Phong block, Kim Son town, Que Phong district, seizing 11 kg of crystal meth, 2 kg of ketamine and nearly 6,000 pink pills.

Authorities classify and count the amount of drugs. Photo: Vuong Linh

It is known that Vi Van Hoi is a ringleader who specializes in importing drugs from Laos and distributing large quantities nationwide. The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Police has established a special project to combat it.

Hoi had a criminal record for illegal drug trafficking and was stubborn and aggressive by nature. Therefore, at 10:00 a.m. on November 10, when he was discovered being surrounded and arrested, Hoi used a K54 military gun to fire many shots at the police force in an attempt to escape.

Two subjects. Photo: Vuong Linh

However, the detectives of the Drug Crime Investigation Police force quickly controlled and arrested Vi Van Hoi with evidence of a pistol with 3 bullets still in the magazine and more than 13kg of various drugs hidden in a pickup truck at the house of his girlfriend, Vi Thi Phuong (born 1996), also residing in Hong Phong block, Kim Son town.Que Phong district.

Currently, the authorities are continuing to investigate and handle the case according to regulations.