The journey to cut off the 'octopus tentacles' of a transnational drug ring

The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Province Police has consecutively successfully broken up two major cases. Among them, it dismantled a large drug trafficking and transportation ring from Laos to Nghe An for consumption in the northern provinces, while successfully investigating and arresting the mastermind and leader of another transnational drug trafficking ring.

Previously, through the work of grasping the local situation and closely coordinating with the professional forces of the Ministry of Public Security, the unit discovered a transnational drug trafficking ring in which Lao subjects colluded with subjects in Vietnam to transport drugs from Laos to the border of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces and then bring them to the northern provinces for consumption. In order to concentrate forces to quickly eradicate this drug ring, the provincial police decided to establish a special project and assigned the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department to preside over it.

Subject Tran Nguyen Hong Linh. Photo: Minh Khoi

Implementing the plan to fight the special case, on November 14, 2021, Department PC04 coordinated with professional units to ambush and arrest the subject red-handed.Tran Nguyen Hong Linh(born in 1992), residing in Ky Phong commune, Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province for the act of "Illegal transportation of drugs", confiscated 12 heroin cakes. End of phase 1 of the project.

This is a transnational drug trafficking ring. After the authorities cut off the chain, the remaining gangs huddled together for a while, and they continued to find ways to smuggle drugs into Vietnam. Therefore, in order to completely eliminate this drug ring, the Unit continued to ask for direction from the Provincial Police leaders to organize forces to fight Phase 2 of the project.

After a period of concentrating forces, synchronously using professional measures, continuing to implement the Plan to combat the special case, at 7:30 a.m. on December 27, 2021, in the area of ​​Nguyen Viet Xuan Street, Trung Dinh Block, Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City, Nghe An, the Special Case Board coordinated with the Nam Can International Border Gate Customs Branch to arrest Do Xuan Hieu (born1975), residing at 69 Hai Ba Trung, Cua Nam ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city for the act of "Illegal transportation of drugs", confiscated 54,800 pink pills, 02 kg of ketamine, 02 mobile phones, 01 car, 01 motorbike.

Subject Do Xuan Hieu. Photo: Thuy Anh

At the same time, the Department also received from the Border Guard Command of Nghe An province the case of "Illegal transportation of drugs" that occurred on November 21, 2021 in Nghi Yen commune, Nghi Loc district with the subject Ho Van Dung (born in 1988), residing in Vinh Phuoc ward, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province; the seized evidence was 3 heroin cakes.

Expanding the investigation into the case, on December 23, 2021, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police coordinated with professional units to urgently arrest Pham Trung Phong (born in 1982), residing in EaKar district, Dak Lak province for illegal drug trafficking while he was hiding in Mao Khe ward, Dong Trieu town, Quang Ninh province.

Subject Ha Van Thinh. Photo: Thuy Anh

Continuing to expand the investigation, the Task Force identified Ha Van Thinh (born in 1982), residing in Bao La commune, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province, as the leader of the drug trafficking and illegal transportation ring from Hoa Binh province to Nghe An and then to the southern provinces for consumption. After many days and nights of verification, the Task Force finally identified the "boss's" hiding place.

The working groups of the Special Task Force quickly set off. At 6:00 p.m. on December 25, 2021, the Special Task Force coordinated with the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Hoa Binh Provincial Police and Mai Chau District Police to urgently arrest Ha Van Thinh and transfer him to the Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police to continue to expand the special task force.

The task force organized an appraisal of the drugs just seized. Photo: Thuy Anh

At the Investigation Agency, the subjects initially confessed to their crimes. Currently, the Project is still being expanded. These are also 2 of the achievements of the Nghe An Police force in the campaign to attack and suppress crimes to ensure security and order before, during and after the Lunar New Year of Nham Dan 2022.