Journey to capture drug criminals who specialize in "deceiving" the police

Breaking up a major drug case, arresting a subject carrying a loaded gun

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the police, the suspect was very sophisticated and reckless, carrying a gun with him. Therefore, the police had to use many professional measures to solve the case, arrest the suspect and the evidence.

"Fool" the police, ndisguise to fool the neighbors

The successful arrest of Nguyen Huu Ngan (born in 1980, residing in Ngoc Khanh hamlet, Thanh Ngoc commune, Thanh Chuong district) and his accomplices is of great significance in successfully dismantling a large-scale drug trafficking and transportation ring from the border districts with Laos in Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province to Vinh city and the southern provinces for consumption. This subject operated the drug ring with very sophisticated and cunning tricks, and had a lot of experience in dealing with the police.

Nguyen Huu Ngan was arrested by police on June 1. Photo: Phuong Thao

With the route of transporting drugs through many locations, the subject repeatedly "fooled" the police with empty trips. He moved from Vinh city, to Duc Tho (Ha Tinh), then back to Cau Treo border gate, to Huong Son (Ha Tinh), then back to Hoang Mai town, in an attempt to deceive the authorities. Even just 1 day before his arrest (May 31), he also made a trip without cargo like that.

A detective participating in the Special Investigation Team said that when he was caught, Nguyen Huu Ngan confessed that the trip was to "test the police", if he was caught at that time, there would be no evidence. However, he could not have imagined that his schemes and calculations could not fool the reconnaissance soldiers, all movements had been put in the sights of the Special Investigation Team, the time to "cast the net" was not random or coincidental as he thought.

Nguyen Huu Ngan always defends himself with a loaded pistol, ready to fight back against the authorities at any time.

The goods the subjects were carrying were crystal meth. Photo: Phuong Thao

Although he is so cunning, in his hometown, Nguyen Huu Ngan has won the sympathy of his neighbors. He behaves moderately, politely, is kind-hearted, and always helps people. According to the detectives, when they got information about Nguyen Huu Ngan in his hometown, everyone praised him, absolutely no one thought that it was the outer cover of a drug lord.

"Thick orange peel, sharp nails"

However, no matter how cunning, Nguyen Huu Ngan's sophisticated tricks could not fool the police. Even though they had grasped the situation, the detectives participating in the case still had to carefully consider each step.

On the morning of June 1, knowing for sure that he would "hit" a large shipment from Huong Son to Vinh, the task force decided to "spread the net". Dozens of experienced soldiers were mobilized, coordinating with police agencies along the guy's route, closely following the target to prevent him from escaping.

Subjects Nguyen Huu Ngan (left) and Le Van Thang (right) at the police station. Photo: Phuong Thao

At 9:30 a.m., Nguyen Huu Ngan was sitting in a Fortuner car with another subject, Le Van Thang (born in 1988, residing in block 8, Thanh Chuong town, Thanh Chuong district) passing through National Highway 8A, Hoang Nam village, Son Tay commune, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province, when the traffic police asked to stop the car to check administrative procedures.

The soldiers on duty were ordered to carry out the inspection procedures normally as with other vehicles, to avoid "pulling a cord and stirring up trouble". Thang complied but did not open the door.

"About 5 minutes later, Ngan "saw the movement" and reached out to grab the gun he had prepared. We decided to mobilize a large number of soldiers to surround the car to suppress it. Two soldiers were ordered to stand on either side of the car and shoot very strongly into the air with AK guns. At this point, the subject knew he could not escape, so the soldiers quickly rushed in to arrest him," a scout recounted.

The seized evidence included 10 kg of synthetic drugs, a loaded K54 gun and 7 bullets, a Fortuner car, more than 10 million VND in cash and 4 mobile phones.

At the police station, both Nguyen Huu Ngan and Le Van Thang confessed to their crimes. The authorities are continuing to investigate and clarify the case.