Drug possession related to the death of a police lieutenant prosecuted

Nguyen Huu Dang was prosecuted for "Illegal possession of drugs".

According to the police, on the evening of July 13, Lieutenant Nguyen Duc Dat (Economic Crime Investigation Police Team - Drugs, Long Ho District Police) and his teammates participated in catching a group of subjects illegally storing and using drugs in Long Phuoc commune, Long Ho district.

When Lieutenant Dat and his teammates arrested Dang in Phuoc Trinh hamlet and took him to the nearby house of Mrs. Tran Thi Phen for questioning, after about 10 minutes, Mrs. Phen opened the door. At the house, there was Vo Minh Tan (26 years old), who had a relationship with Dang and was suspected of possessing drugs.

Checking the side of Mrs. Phen’s house, the task force discovered a group of drug users. While the task force was making a report, Lieutenant Dat was thirsty so he took a plastic cup from the area in front of Tan’s bedroom to drink.

Afterwards, Nguyen Huu Dang returned to the commune police station to work. According to the results of the examination, Dang had a nylon bag containing crystal meth in his pocket and was prosecuted for criminal responsibility.

As for Lieutenant Dat, when he arrived at the Commune Police Station, he showed unusual signs, so his teammates and family took him to Vinh Long Provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment by Long Ho District Police car.

The water jug ​​containing the drug-laced liquid that Lieutenant Dat drank.

At 0:15 on July 14, Dat was taken to the Mental Hospital in a deep coma, unconscious. After more than an hour of intensive resuscitation, the patient's heart and breathing stopped, the emergency operation was unsuccessful. The family took Dat back to Vinh Long Provincial General Hospital and he was diagnosed dead before entering the hospital for unknown reasons.

Afterwards, the investigation agency conducted an autopsy and determined that Dat died of drug poisoning.

At Mrs. Phen's house, the investigation agency seized a plastic jug that someone saw Dat drinking, inside there was 500ml of light yellow liquid. The results of the examination showed that the liquid in the sealed plastic jug was Methamphetamine (ice drug) in 500ml sample was more than 10 grams. According to the assessment, Tan was afraid of being discovered so he put the drugs in the plastic jug to hide the evidence.

Regarding the incident, Mr. Lu Quang Ngoi - Vice Chairman of Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee said that currently, specialized sectors are considering clarifying the responsibilities of individuals and groups in the death of Lieutenant Nguyen Duc Dat.

The professional council will review the patient admission process and the doctor's professional handling to reach a reasonable conclusion.

Vinh Long Provincial Police also requested clarification of whether or not there was any "passing of the buck" in emergency care for Lieutenant Dat.

Long Ho District Police are also clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the working group that went to arrest drug dealers with Lieutenant Dat on the evening of July 13.