Widow sells heroin to pay off bank debt.
(Baonghean.vn) - Facing business difficulties and being in debt to the bank, the young widow conceived the idea of trafficking drugs. Luong took money to the border area to buy two blocks of heroin, which she hid in her trouser leg, but was discovered by the police.
On August 18th, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened the first-instance trial of defendant Le Thi Ngoc Luong (born in 1986), residing in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, on the charge of "illegally trading narcotics".
According to the case file, around 2021, while visiting Tri Le commune, Que Phong district to buy quartz stones, Luong met a Hmong man (whose identity and address are unknown) and asked for his phone number.
By early 2023, due to unfavorable business conditions and outstanding bank debts, Luong conceived the idea of buying drugs to resell for profit. On February 13, 2023, Luong called a Hmong man to inquire about purchasing two blocks of heroin for 20 million dong.
The next day, Luong took the money and rode his motorbike to the area in Nam Giai commune, Que Phong district, to buy drugs. Upon arrival, Luong parked his motorbike by the roadside and walked to meet the drug dealer. The dealer showed Luong where the drugs were hidden in the bushes and even gave him an extra 5 ecstasy pills.
Luong hid the drugs she had bought in the trouser leg before heading home. However, on her way home, Le Thi Ngoc Luong was arrested by the police along with the evidence: 2 sticks of heroin (equivalent to nearly 78 grams).
At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. Luong stated that due to difficult circumstances and bank debts, he came up with the idea of trafficking drugs.
The defendant presented her difficult circumstances, stating that her husband had passed away and she was raising two children alone, in order to request the court to consider mitigating her sentence.
After considering the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the court sentenced defendant Le Thi Ngoc Luong to 15 years in prison for the crime of illegally trading narcotics.
