Hiding more than 300 kg of fireworks in the truck to transport to the North for consumption
(Baonghean.vn) - Nhan hid more than 300 kg of firecrackers in a separate compartment behind the truck, and was on his way to the North for sale when he was arrested by Nghe An authorities.
On October 12, at the Lam River road in Block 13, Ben Thuy Ward, Vinh City, the Environmental Police Department (Nghe An Police) presided over and coordinated with Thai Hoa Town Police and Coast Guard Region 1 Command to break up Project 109T, catching a subject red-handed illegally transporting 316.5 kg of firecrackers.
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| Authorities inspected the car driven by Nhan. Photo: Duc Vu |
Previously, through professional work, the above units discovered a ring buying and transporting large quantities of firecrackers from the southern provinces to the northern provinces for consumption.
At 5:00 p.m. on October 12, after receiving information that a truck with license plate 61C - 315.08 was traveling along the Lam River bypass from Ben Thuy 1 Bridge towards Cua Hoi beach carrying a large quantity of firecrackers, the working groups stopped the vehicle for inspection.
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| Nguyen Dang Nhan and 316.5 kg of fireworks were seized by authorities. Photo: Duc Vu |
The authorities caught Nguyen Dang Nhan (born in 1986, residing in Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province) driving the car, carrying 7 cardboard bags containing 210 boxes of foreign-made firecrackers, weighing 316.5 kg. The firecrackers were carefully hidden by the driver in a separate compartment behind the car.
At the investigation agency, Nguyen Dang Nhan confessed to transporting the above fireworks for 20 million VND from Dak Lak province to the northern provinces for delivery.
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| The truck used by Nguyen Dang Nhan to illegally transport fireworks. Photo: Duc Vu |
Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province is temporarily detaining the subject and evidence to continue investigating and handling according to regulations.
