Foreign man builds shack in the forest to sell 'white goods'
(Baonghean.vn) - He bought a large quantity of drugs from Laos and brought them to Vietnam, setting up a camp in the forest to sell them retail. This man also kept guns and bullets with him.
On January 25, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Vu Chong Nhenh (born 1971), residing in Muong Pet district, Xieng Khouang province, Laos, for the crimes of "Illegal trading of narcotics" and "Storage of military weapons".
According to the case file, around the beginning of April 2020, Nênh walked up a hill in Muong Pet district to buy from a Laotian 2 heroin cakes for 60 million Lao kip, 20 packages of opium for 10 million Lao kip, 1 gun, 3 bullets for 8 million VND for self-defense.
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| Defendant Vu Chong Nhenh received a life sentence. Photo: Tran Vu |
After buying drugs and guns, Nenh crossed into Vietnam through the Nam Can International Border Gate. Then, he took a motorbike taxi to Pu Lom Hill in Minh Phuong Village, Luong Minh Commune, Tuong Duong District to set up a shack to sell drugs.
At 11:30 p.m. on April 21, when Nhenh was on the hill selling drugs, he was checked and arrested by the Tuong Duong District Police. The seized evidence was more than 530 grams of drugs, 1 military gun, and 3 bullets.
At the trial, the defendant stated that his purpose was to transport drugs from Laos to Vietnam to resell for profit. Regarding the guns and bullets, he stated that he bought them for self-defense. He asked for a lighter sentence so that he could return to his wife and children soon.
In the end, the panel sentenced Vu Chong Nhenh to life in prison for "Illegal drug trafficking" and 2 years in prison for "Illegal possession of military weapons". The total sentence forced the defendant to serve a life sentence./.
