Two men sentenced for trafficking 200 kg of explosives
(Baonghean.vn) - A woman asked Dung to buy explosives and pay him 4.5 million VND for the job. Dung met Thang and asked him to find and buy the "goods".
Nghe An Provincial People's Court has just opened a first-instance criminal trial of Nguyen Van Dung (born 1977), residing in Nghi Son commune, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa and Van Huy Thang (born 1976), residing in Quynh Loc commune, Hoang Mai town, Nghe An for the crime of "Buying and selling explosives".
On May 13, 2019, Nguyen Van Dung was at home when a woman came to visit, introducing herself as Nga (Tien Thuy commune, Quynh Luu district) and asked her to buy a quantity of explosives. Dung agreed, so 4 days later he went to Van Huy Thang's house to buy explosives to sell to customers.
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| The two defendants Nguyen Van Dung and Van Huy Thang. Photo: Tran Vu |
Here, the two sides agreed on a price of 220,000 VND/kg. To have goods to sell to customers, Thang went to Tinh Gia district to inquire about buying explosives from a stranger.
On May 20, Dung rented a car and went to the gate of Hamlet 10, Quynh Loc Commune to meet Thang and receive 4 bags of Amonit explosives, weighing 200 kg. That same evening, when the car reached Quynh Di Ward, Hoang Mai Town, the Hoang Mai Town Police asked to stop the car, check it, and discovered all the evidence.
At court, the two defendants admitted their crimes and said that they participated in the purchase of explosives out of greed. Defendant Dung said that Nga promised to pay him 4.5 million VND, but before he received the money, he was arrested by the police. It is known that in addition to this court appearance, Van Huy Thang had a previous conviction for illegal trading of explosives in 2013, and was sentenced to 15 months in prison with a suspended sentence, and 30 months of probation.
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| Evidence of the case. Photo archive |
The panel of judges determined that in this case, defendant Dung had mitigating circumstances, which were his honest confession. Defendant Thang had mitigating circumstances, which were his repentance, his honest confession, his contribution in arresting a subject in Quynh Thien ward transporting explosives, his father was awarded the Resistance Medal by the State, and he himself had served in the army and was awarded a certificate of merit.
Considering the case in its entirety, the court sentenced Nguyen Van Dung to 13 years in prison and Van Huy Thang to 12 years in prison for “Trading in explosives”. All evidence in the case was handed over to the authorities for destruction.
Regarding the woman named Nga, because her background and specific address cannot be determined, the investigation agency has no basis to clarify. Once verified, it will be handled according to legal regulations.
