Not yet cleared of criminal record, continue to possess drugs

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 26, Tan Ky District People's Court opened the first instance trial of the defendant Hoang Ba Long (born in 1962), residing in Tien Thanh hamlet, Nghia Hoan commune, Tan Ky district, for the crime of "Illegal possession of narcotics".

Hoang Ba Long at court. Photo by Phuong Hao.

According to the indictment, at 3:00 p.m. on February 19, 2017, at Hamlet 1, Dien Nam, Ky Tan Commune, Tan Ky District, the working group of Investigation Police Team No. 3, PC 67 Department, Nghe An Provincial Police caught Hoang Ba Long red-handed in the act of storing 0.016 grams of drugs for use.

Previously, Hoang Ba Long was sentenced by the People's Court of Do Luong district to 24 months in prison for illegal possession of narcotics (his criminal record has not been expunged). However, defendant Long did not repent, reform to become a good person, and continued to commit crimes.

At the trial, the defendant Long confessed to his crime. Based on the defendant’s testimony at the trial, evidence, and documents in the case file, the panel sentenced the defendant Hoang Ba Long to 12 months in prison for the crime of illegal possession of narcotics.

Phuong Hao