The fate of those who used their wages to traffic drugs.

On April 14th, the People's Court of Nghe An province held a first-instance trial to hear the case against defendant Ly Van Tam (born in 1980), residing in Chau Hoan commune, Quy Chau district (Nghe An province), for the crime of..."Illegal trafficking of narcotics".

Tam is a defendant with a bad criminal record, having previously been sentenced to 6 months of suspended imprisonment for "Gambling" and 8 years and 6 months of imprisonment for "Illegal possession of narcotics".

After being released from prison, Tam re-offended. According to the case file, at approximately 6 PM on December 13, 2024, Ly Van Tam went to the Pu Kep area in Quang Phong commune, Que Phong district, to buy drugs to resell for profit. This is a mountainous forest area where drug addicts frequently buy and sell drugs.

Tam waited in this area until early the next morning when he met a man (whose identity and background are unknown). They agreed on a transaction involving 8 packets of methamphetamine for 24 million VND and 1 packet of heroin for 6 million VND.

After returning home, Tam divided the heroin into four packages and hid the drugs at the head of his bed. Around noon on December 17th, a customer came to his house to inquire about buying drugs. However, before Ly Van Tam could sell them, he was arrested by the police.

The investigating agency determined that Ly Van Tam is criminally liable for the act of buying and selling more than 210 grams of narcotics.

At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. The defendant testified that after being released from prison, he made a living by planting acacia trees.

The defendant used the money earned from his job to traffic drugs. Tam asked the court to consider mitigating circumstances so that he could return to his four children sooner.

Considering the defendant's actions were illegal and dangerous to society, the court sentenced Ly Van Tam to 20 years in prison for the crime of "Illegal trafficking of narcotics".