Prosecuted subject transporting 2 kg of drugs to get 10 million VND

On May 19, the Investigation Police Agency of Ky Son District Police initiated a case and prosecuted Nguyen Van Son (born in 1975), residing in Block 5, Muong Xen Town, Ky Son District, for the act of illegally transporting narcotics as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 250 of the Penal Code.

Subject Nguyen Van Son with evidence. Photo: CACC

Previously, at around 6:00 p.m. on May 11, 2023, the working group of Ky Son District Police in coordination with Nghe An Customs Department discovered and caught Nguyen Van Son red-handed while driving a motorbike transporting 2kg of white crystalline substance (suspected to be methamphetamine). The authorities detained the subject and the evidence for investigation. During the initial investigation, Son confessed that he had hired a man named Chong Dia (Lao nationality) to transport the above methamphetamine for a fee of 10 million VND, and was caught red-handed while transporting it.

According to the forensic conclusion of the Criminal Techniques Department of Nghe An Provincial Police, the number of exhibits seized from Nguyen Van Son isdrugsMethamphetamine

It is known that Son has two previous convictions for “Robbery” and “Illegal drug trafficking”. Currently, Ky Son District Police are completing the file to transfer to Nghe An Provincial Police for investigation according to their authority.