Journey to break up a transnational drug case, arrest 5 suspects, seize 120 heroin cakes

Plan for the big "battle"

Around July 2019, through professional work, the Drug Crime Investigation Department of Nghe An Police (PC04) discovered a transnational drug trafficking ring that was gathered from Laos, transported through Vietnam and then brought to China for consumption. In particular, the subjects had the participation of foreigners.

Nghe An police coordinated to arrest 5 subjects transporting 120 heroin cakes

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 9, the leader of Nghe An Police confirmed that the unit had just coordinated with other units to arrest 5 subjects involved in transporting 120 heroin cakes.

The Nghe An Police Department's Board of Directors directed to immediately focus on investigating and verifying all of the above subjects, the transportation route as well as the method of drug transactions with the safest and most effective methods.

5 subjects in a "huge" drug ring. Photo: Quynh Trang

After receiving instructions from the Board of Directors of Nghe An Police, PC04 Department established project 243L under the direct direction of the department's leaders, assigning detectives of team 2 to directly investigate and verify.

The hot, stuffy summer days could not penetrate the tense, stifling atmosphere at the "case" meetings of the Special Investigation Committee. Because the Special Investigation Committee determined that the subjects in this network were all extremely reckless and cunning "old foxes". Besides, the subjects had the participation of foreigners, so the verification and clarification work encountered many difficulties.

Meticulous plans were made to prepare for a "battle" with the determination not to spare criminals but to ensure absolute safety for the participating forces and the masses.

The evidence is 120 heroin cakes seized in the suspects' car. Photo: Quynh Trang

The subjects operated in a large area, the Task Force did not care about day or night, danger to monitor and pursue the reckless and reckless subjects, especially the reconnaissance team in the border area, which is a mountainous and rugged area, difficult to travel. During this time, 24/7, the reconnaissance team at the working groups took turns to collect information on the roads, irregular eating and sleeping.

After a period of monitoring and collecting evidence and documents, the Task Force has grasped the pattern of the subjects' activities. After many days and nights of rolling around the routes with more than 50 reconnaissance missions deployed to all roads, combined with professional measures, the opportunity has finally ripened.

Cast net to capture 5 subjects

On August 6, the Task Force received information that the subjects would transport a large amount of "goods" from Laos to the North (Vietnam). Hundreds of officers and soldiers of Nghe An Police in coordination with the Drug Investigation Department (Ministry of Public Security) and Thai Nguyen Provincial Police gathered at two key points, Cau Treo (Ha Tinh) and Thai Nguyen Province, all ready to hold their breath waiting for the "G" hour.

On August 7, on the way from Nghe An to the North, the group's car with license plate 30A-36910 was traveling at a very high speed, making it very difficult for the detectives to closely follow the movements of the subjects.

The car that the subjects used to transport the "goods". Photo: Quynh Trang

At 6:00 p.m. the same day, when the suspects' car was traveling on the Thai Nguyen - Bac Can highway (in Quang Trung 1 hamlet, Son Cam commune, Thai Nguyen city), the task force saw the opportunity and decided to crack the case. Immediately, the task force approached the suspects' car in an attempt to block the front and rear, but the suspects resisted and deliberately rammed the car head-on into the officers and soldiers. When there was no way back, the suspects barricaded themselves in the car, and the task force had to use a hammer to break the car window to arrest the suspects.

Checking the car, they discovered 120 heroin cakes hidden under the floor mat. The task force had to use scissors to cut the mats to get all the drugs.

The suspects arrested at the scene were: NengVaVue Norduoa (born in 1984, residing in Co Hay commune, Kham Cot district, Bo Ly KhamXay province, Laos); Vu A So (born in 1987) and Vu A Thai (born in 1980), both residing in Na U commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province.

The subjects hid drugs under the floor mat of the car. Photo: Quynh Trang

Expanding the case, the Task Force arrested two more subjects, Ly Van Ring (born in 1980, residing in An Thanh hamlet, Thuong Nung commune, Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province) and Dao Van Kinh (born in 1977, residing in Cao Bang province) when the two subjects were "hiding" in a hotel in Thai Nguyen city. These two subjects were identified as having the task of receiving the above drugs.

At the investigation agency, through the struggle, the subject Dao Van Kinh confessed to transporting the above amount of drugs for a Laotian owner with a salary of 10 million VND/1 cake.

Currently, the police force is continuing to investigate and expand the case./.