20 years in prison for 2 million dong a day

After many days of deliberation, on September 21, Nghe An Provincial People's Court sentenced defendant Dang Cong Ho (born 1986), residing in My Son commune, Do Luong district, for the crime of "Illegal transportation of drugs".

According to the case file, after many incidents happened to his family, Dang Cong Ho turned to drugs. During the times he bought drugs for use, Ho bought “goods” on credit several times from a man named Hai. According to Ho, he did not know the background or address of this drug seller.

Defendant Dang Cong Ho. Photo: Tran Vu

On the evening of March 31, 2021, Ho received a phone call from Hai asking to be hired to go to the mountainous district of Que Phong to transport drugs to the lowlands and receive 2 million VND as a salary. Ho agreed and was shown the way to the area to get the drugs by Hai.

Early the next morning, Ho took a bus to Kim Son town, Que Phong district. Upon arrival, Dang Cong Ho continued to hire a motorbike taxi to the location that Hai had instructed, at the foot of the electric pole on the left side of the road, to get the drugs.

After getting the “goods”, Ho took a bus to deliver the drugs to Hai but was arrested by the police along with the evidence. The investigation agency determined that Dang Cong Ho must bear criminal responsibility for transporting more than 182 grams of drugs.

At the witness stand, defendant Dang Cong Ho did not deny his crime but admitted to the crime as charged.prosecuteDefendant Ho stated that because he had bought drugs from Hai many times, when he was hired to transport drugs, he agreed with the purpose of paying off the debt.

In his final statement before the court deliberated, defendant Dang Cong Ho expressed remorse, admitted his crime and asked for a reduced sentence.

After many days of deliberation, the People's Court of Nghe An province sentenced defendant Dang Cong Ho to 20 years in prison for the crime of Illegally transporting drugs./.