"Pour" money from gold to buy drugs, get 17 years in prison
(Baonghean.vn) - From Thai Nguyen to Nghe An to dig for gold, but his goldsmith friend was not there. With the money he brought to dig for gold, Nguyen Quang Toan went to buy drugs to use.
On October 30, the Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of Nguyen Quang Toan (born 1972, residing in Dong Dat commune, Phu Luong district, Thai Nguyen province) for the crime of "Illegal possession of narcotics".
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| Defendant Nguyen Quoc Toan at the trial. Photo: Nhu Binh |
According to the indictment, on July 13, Toan went from Thai Nguyen to Tuong Duong district to mine gold. However, when he arrived, his goldsmith friend was not at home. With the 140 million VND he had brought to mine gold, Toan had the idea of going to Ky Son to buy drugs for use.
Toan bought 1 heroin cake (352.21g) from an unknown man. When he brought the drugs to Anh Son district, he was discovered and arrested by the district police.
At the trial, defendant Nguyen Quoc Toan stated that he was addicted to drugs and bought them for later use. For the crime of “Illegal possession of narcotics”, Nguyen Quoc Toan was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
