Not yet cleared of criminal record, continue to serve prison time for drug possession
(Baonghean.vn) - Having an addiction, Anh walked to Tan Ky town to buy drugs to use and was arrested by the police.
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| Nguyen Viet Anh in court. Photo: Phuong Hao |
On the morning of March 26, Tan Ky District People's Court opened a criminal trial against Nguyen Viet Anh (born 1991, residing in Ky Tan commune, Tan Ky district) for the crime of illegal possession of narcotics.
According to the indictment, at about 1 p.m. on January 11, 2019, Anh had an addiction attack so he walked from his house to Tan Ky town to buy drugs to use.
Anh met a strange man, gave him 500,000 VND and received a package containing drugs, then walked home.
On the way back, Anh was administratively checked by the Tan Ky District Police patrol team and discovered that Anh's cigarette pack contained drugs, weighing 0.17 grams.
Anh had committed theft and was sentenced to 1 year in prison by the Tan Ky District People's Court. He had completed his sentence but his criminal record had not been cleared. The panel sentenced Anh to 15 months in prison.
