Surrounded and captured, 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 in 1983), residing in Hong Phong block, Kim Son town, Que Phong district, seizing 11kg of crystal meth, 2kg 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 of drugs nationwide. The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Police has established a special project to combat the drug.

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, detectives of the drug 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 in 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.