Pants in basin expose drug lord's hideout who shot at police

When Lang Son police approached, while searching, Ms. Ninh saw a strange pair of pants thrown in a basin in the corner of her attic and informed the authorities.

As reported, under the direct command of Colonel Nguyen Trung Thuc, Director of Lang Son Provincial Police, professional units of Lang Son Provincial Police coordinated to successfully arrest Tran Ba ​​Duc (34 years old), registered residence in La Giang village, Van To commune, Tu Ky district, Hai Duong province, currently residing in Hoang Van Thu ward, Lang Son city, while illegally transporting drugs. Nearly 3 kg of crystal meth and 2 military guns were seized on the subject's person and car.

Drug lord caught thanks to people's vigilance

Talking about the breathtaking moments when witnessing the Lang Son police force surrounding and arresting the dangerous drug lord Tran Ba ​​Duc (Duc Lieng), Mr. Hoang Van Thang, a resident living in the area of ​​Xuong Giang Street (Huu Lung Town) still seems to be in shock.

Investigators took Tran Ba ​​Duc's statement.

Mr. Thang said that at about 3 p.m., he was sitting with his son in the house when he heard a very loud bang. When he ran out to see, he saw a man struggling to get out from the air vent of a silver-white 4-seater car. This car was crushed in one corner and was lying on its side because it crashed into a house on the side of the road about a hundred meters from his house.

Before he could understand what was happening, he saw the man running away into a nearby alley. A moment later, he began to hear loudspeakers and police sirens blaring.

After that, whenever people saw this strange figure, they called each other to report to the police to block and arrest him.

Ms. Quan Thi Ninh, who lives at 85 Xuong Street, said that when the incident happened, everyone in the house was away at work, and she was the only one busy in the kitchen. Hearing the news of the arrest, she also ran outside to monitor the incident.

Weapons seized at Duc's house.

At around 4pm, the police force began to approach Mrs. Ninh’s house. While searching, Mrs. Ninh saw a strange pair of pants thrown in a basin in the corner of her attic and informed the authorities.

After zoning in and determining that the subject was still hiding inside the house, the authorities asked Ms. Ninh and some nearby residents to evacuate the area to ensure safety.

Finally, when the police dog approached, it discovered the subject hiding in a pile of aluminum and glass in a hidden corner of the house. Realizing that he had been exposed, the subject struggled to fight back with a gun, but was subdued and knocked down by the police using tear gas.

"Arsenal" hidden by drug lord right at home

On the afternoon of April 30, exchanging information related to the "breathtaking gunfight" on the evening of April 29 in the Xuong Giang area (Huu Lung district) and the successful arrest of drug lord Tran Ba ​​Duc, Lieutenant Colonel Tran Ba ​​Hanh, Head of the Drug Crime Investigation Department of Lang Son Provincial Police, said that Duc was the 15th subject in the ring that had been dismantled by Lang Son Police.

Previously, Lang Son police arrested 14 suspects in the ring, confiscating more than 12kg of various synthetic drugs; more than 2 heroin bars; 3kg of marijuana; 1 military gun and many other exhibits. However, all of these exhibits are still nothing compared to the amount of exhibits seized in the arrest of Duc Lieng last night (April 29).

The car that Tran Ba ​​Duc used to transport heroin.

Specifically, after knocking down the subject, the police seized red-handed a 4-seat Mazda 3 car with license plate 12A-06291 driven by Duc Lieng, who had nearly 3kg of crystal meth hidden on his person (at first, the police estimated it was just over 1kg, but after checking, the actual amount was nearly 3kg), 4 swords, 5 cell phones, 1 tablet and 21.5 million VND in cash.

In particular, Lang Son police confiscated two military guns, including a K54 and a Colt, that he had on him (the K54 had 5 bullets, 1 bullet was loaded) and used to fiercely fight back against the police force during the arrest yesterday afternoon in the area of ​​Xuong Giang Street (Huu Lung).

Tran Ba ​​Duc and evidence.

On the same evening, during an emergency search of Duc Lieng's residence in Hoang Van Thu ward, Lang Son city, the police force continued to discover and seize 4 heroin cakes; 5 plastic bags of heroin (weighing about 1 kg); over 500 horse-shaped synthetic drug tablets; 200 grams of American grass; 1 drug pressing mold; 3 electronic scales; 800 million VND in cash and especially continued to seize 3 more guns (including 1 AK gun; 1 Z92 gun and 1 shotgun) with 163 bullets; 2 grenades, and many related exhibits... These are very important exhibits serving the investigation, continuing to expand the project.

Lang Son police received a bonus

Lang Son police received a bonus.

In response to the outstanding achievements of Lang Son Provincial Police in successfully arresting drug lord Tran Ba ​​Duc, on the afternoon of April 30, Comrade Pham Ngoc Thuong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People's Committee visited, commended, congratulated the achievements, and awarded 40 million VND to 4 units of Lang Son Police including: Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, Traffic Police Department, Mobile Police Department and Huu Lung District Police for their outstanding achievements in coordinating to solve the case, successfully arrest the subject, and ensure the safety of people's lives.

According to CAND