The man transported 8 heroin cakes hidden in rice bags.
After 10 days of monitoring, the task force discovered a suspect transporting a bag of rice with suspicious signs. They checked and seized 8 heroin cakes.
At 9:00 a.m. on August 3, Moc Chau District Police coordinated with the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (PC47) of Son La Provincial Police and Van Ho District Police to arrest Vang A Do (36 years old, permanent residence in Na Kien village, Dong Sang commune, Moc Chau district) while he was transporting a large quantity of heroin.
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Subject Vang A Do with evidence of 8 heroin cakes at the police station. |
After 10 days of monitoring, discovering a subject transporting a suspicious bag of rice, the working group deployed a plan to surround and arrest the subject in Vuon Dao sub-area, Nong Truong town, Moc Chau district.
During the arrest, despite fierce resistance, the authorities successfully arrested the suspect and seized 8 heroin cakes.
At the police station, Vang A Do confessed that he bought the heroin from two unidentified men across the border. While transporting it to sell for profit, he was discovered and arrested by the authorities.
The case is currently under investigation and clarification.