Two friends took the bus together to buy drugs.

(Baonghean.vn)- Addicted to drugs, Nam invited Ngoc to take the bus from Tan Ky to Do Luong (Nghe An) to buy heroin to use, but before he could, he was arrested by the police.

On September 26, Tan Ky District People's Court opened the first instance trial of the criminal case against Hoang Nghia Nam (born in 1991, residing in Trung My hamlet, Huong Son commune, Tan Ky district) for the crime of "Illegal possession of narcotics".

Subject Hoang Nghia Nam in court. Photo: Phuong Hao

According to the case, at around 12:00 on July 21, 2017, Nam was addicted to drugs so he hitched a ride from a passerby from Huong Son commune to Tan Ky town to catch a bus to Do Luong district.

Arriving at Tan Ky town, Nam met Ngoc (address unknown), and the two of them took the bus to Do Luong district to buy heroin. When they reached Giang Son commune (Do Luong), Nam and Ngoc got off the bus and walked. They discussed, Nam contributed 130 thousand dong, Ngoc contributed 170 thousand dong to buy heroin.

After that, the two bought 2 packages of drugs from a man named Tri. Nam took 1 package and gave it to Ngoc, and kept the rest in his pocket. When the two took the bus back to Tan Ky town, they were arrested by a task force from Traffic Police Team No. 3, PC67 Department, Provincial Police.

The Criminal Techniques Department of Nghe An Provincial Police concluded that the white powder was drugs, with a total weight of 0.32g.

The jury sentenced Nam to 18 months in prison.

Phuong Hao