Two friends from the same village went to jail together for drugs
(Baonghean.vn) - Someone ordered drugs, Quang Van Vinh invited his friend from the same village, Luong Van Phuc, to join. While delivering the goods, both were arrested.
On December 1, the Provincial People's Court held the first instance trial of the case of "Illegal drug trafficking" against Luong Van Phuc and Quang Van Vinh (born 1987), both residing in Tin Pu village, Quang Phong commune, Que Phong district.
The indictment stated that on the evening of June 19, Vinh received a phone call from his friend named Truc (residing in Tan Ky district) ordering a brick of heroin. Vinh called his friend in the same village named Phuc to discuss finding drugs to sell to Truc.
On the morning of June 22, the two went to Muong Long village, Tri Le commune (Que Phong) to buy drugs. While Vinh waited outside the car, Phuc went into the village to meet a man (whose specific background could not be determined) and bought a heroin stick from this man for 16 million VND, but asked to pay on credit, and would come back to pay after selling the drugs.
Having drugs, Vinh drove Phuc to Quy Hop district to deliver them to Truc at the agreed location. When both were passing through Ha Son commune (Quy Hop), they were discovered by the police. The amount of drugs the police seized from Phuc weighed nearly 37.5 grams.
At the trial, Luong Van Phuc and Quang Van Vinh admitted their crimes. The two agreed to sell the drugs to customers for 28 million VND but have not yet divided the profits.
Both defendants said this was their first crime and hoped to receive leniency from the law so they could soon return to rebuild their lives.
Considering the case as a whole, the Trial Panel sentenced Luong Van Phuc and Quang Van Vinh each to 15 years in prison.
