Two women transported 2 heroin cakes for 3 million VND

Tran Vu• February 14, 2020 06:55

(Baonghean.vn) - At first, Sua and Ai were hired by Lao people to transport 2 cakes of drugs. However, when they were blinded by the 3 million VND salary, they both changed their minds.

On February 13, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of Lau Thi Sua (born in 1986) and Gia Y Ai (born in 1998, both residing in Tri Le commune, Que Phong district) for the crime of "Illegal transportation of drugs".

According to the investigation agency's documents, at around 10:00 a.m. on August 11, 2019, Sua drove a motorbike carrying Ai from his house in Muong Long village, Tri Le commune to the Cho Moi area, Chau Thon commune. Here, a Lao man asked Ai and Sua, "Are you H'Mong?". Gia Y Ai answered "yes", so the Lao continued to "ask you to give something to your friend". When Ai continued to ask what it was, the Lao replied, "2 cakes of drugs".

Two defendants at trial. Photo: Tran Vu

At first, both Sua and Ai did not agree. But after the Lao promised that whoever agreed to go would be paid 3 million VND, they both accepted.

The Lao man then gave Gia Y Ai 2 heroin bars. Ai took them and hid them in the back of his pants. The Lao man then gave Sua 3 million VND and told him to “take them to the customer in Cam Muoi, Que Phong district. On the way, someone will pick up the goods and give the remaining money.”

After receiving the money, Sua gave Ai 500,000 VND, then drove Ai on a motorbike to deliver the drugs. At around 12:55 p.m., when the two arrived at Pieu village, Chau Thon commune, they were stopped by Que Phong district police for an administrative check.

At this time, Gia Y Ai showed unusual behavior and was afraid of revealing the drugs, so the police arrested him and made a record of the crime, finding 707.07 grams of drugs red-handed. Sua and Ai confessed that they were drugs they were transporting for hire for Lao people.

At the trial, defendant Gia Y Ai admitted to the crime as charged in the indictment. Ai asked the court to consider a lighter sentence so that she could start her life over. Meanwhile, defendant Lau Thi Sua did not admit to the crime. Defendant Sua stated that she did not see the Lao man and did not know that he gave the drugs to Ai.

Given the complexity of the case, the panel of judges decided to extend the deliberation. The trial will announce the verdict on the afternoon of February 20.