Son hides drugs in parents' house

On April 24, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Lu Van Duc (34 years old), residing in Chau Phong commune, Quy Chau district (Nghe An) for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".

According to the indictment, on the afternoon of December 2, 2024, Lu Van Duc walked up a hill in Pao village, Quang Phong commune, Que Phong district to buy from the Mong people: 1 package of heroin and 1 package of opium for 10.8 million VND.

After buying the drugs, Duc brought them home, divided them into small pieces, and hid them in many places to resell for profit. Duc hid some of them in his bed, and the rest he hid in his parents' kitchen.

On the morning of December 4, Lu Van Duc sold 2 pink pills for 100,000 VND to addicts to buy and use.

At 7:00 p.m. the same day, while Duc was sitting on the bed, he was caught red-handed by the Quy Chau District Police Working Group, who seized many packages of drugs.

Based on Duc's testimony, the police seized more packages of drugs at Duc's parents' house. The investigation agency determined that Lu Van Duc must bear criminal responsibility for the act of buying and selling more than 41 grams of various types of drugs.

At the trial, the defendant stated that he bought drugs to resell for profit. To avoid detection by the police, he hid some packages of drugs in his parents’ house without their knowledge. Regarding the money from drug trafficking, the defendant stated that he earned it from working for hire.

The panel of judges determined that the defendant’s actions violated the law, and that drugs are the seed of all other crimes, so they should be severely punished. Therefore, the court sentenced defendant Lu Van Duc to 15 years in prison for the crime of illegal drug trafficking.

As for the German drug buyer, because he had used up all the drugs, the authorities imposed an administrative penalty.