Set up a shack, store many hot weapons to trade drugs

(Baonghean.vn) - Than set up a camp in the forest to organize drug trafficking, surrounding it with many homemade mines, ready to fire when raided by the police.

Tuong Duong District Police said that the unit had just successfully broken up Project 1617M, arresting Luong Van Than (born in 1989, residing in Noong Mo village, Xieng My commune, Tuong Duong district).

Subject Luong Van Than at the police station. Photo provided by the police

Luong Van Than was arrested by Tuong Duong District Police.arrested on the afternoon of August 16 while he was illegally buying and selling drugs. The seized evidence was 50 grams of heroin and 22 pink pills.

Searching the suspect's shack, the police seized an additional AK gun; 9 bullets, including 1 loaded bullet; 5 homemade guns; 4 homemade mines; 2 pepper sprays and 5 knives and swords of various types.

At the investigation agency, Luong Van Than confessed that he bought the above drugs from some Mong people in Doc Moi hill area, Yen Na commune, Tuong Duong for nearly 30 million VND.

Part of this amount of drugs was used by Than, and part was divided into small parts to sell to addicts in the area. The remaining firearms were hidden by Than in the shack to fight back against the authorities when being arrested.

Than has been a drug trafficker for many years. He set up a camp in the forest, about 30 minutes walk from Noong Mo village, as a trading place. Around the camp, Than planted many guns, homemade mines... to resist the raids of the authorities.

Than's drug dealing activities were usually done over the phone. During the transaction, Than did not show his face but the "goods" were handed over through the bedroom door.

After a long period of monitoring, seeing the opportunity was ripe, Tuong Duong Police decided to crack down. Currently, Tuong Duong District Police are continuing to fight and expand the case.

Nguyen Hung