Sentenced to death for shipping banned goods for 1 million VND
(Baonghean.vn) - When hired by someone to transport contraband goods for a fee of 1 million VND, Nguyen Van Viet agreed. When he saw the police force, Viet immediately drove away but was arrested and sentenced to death by the court.
On April 13, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Nguyen Van Viet (born 1971), residing in Thanh Ninh commune, Phu Binh district (Thai Binh province) for the crime of "Illegal transportation of drugs”.
The case file shows that at around 5:00 p.m. on June 27, 2021, Nguyen Van Viet was waiting for a motorbike taxi passenger at Yen Ly intersection, Dien Yen commune, Dien Chau district, when he met a stranger who hired him to take him to Tri Le commune, Que Phong district for a fee of 700,000 VND.
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| Defendant Nguyen Van Viet was sentenced to death by the Court. Photo: Tran Vu |
On the way, this person asked Viet about his job and income. Viet said, "If anyone hires him, he can do any job or transport anything." Then, this person introduced himself as Meo and asked to hire Viet to transport goods from Tri Le commune to Yen Ly intersection for 1 million VND per trip.
Viet asked what he was carrying and the man said, “It doesn’t matter what’s inside, it’s contraband.” Viet agreed so they exchanged phone numbers.
On the morning of June 30, as scheduled the day before, Viet rode his motorbike to Tri Le commune to get drugs to deliver to customers under Meo's instructions. On the way back, when the police signaled him to stop for inspection, Viet sped away. The task force chased after him, arrested Viet, and seized more than 1.7 kg of drugs.
During the investigation and at the trial, defendant Viet only admitted to transporting prohibited goods, not knowing that they were drugs. However, based on the arrest record, the seized evidence, and the documents and evidence, there is sufficient basis to determine that Viet had transported drugs.
Facing the death penalty, the defendant expressed remorse and asked the court for a chance to live and start his life over.
It is known that previously, Nguyen Van Viet was sentenced to 17 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking.
With the aggravating circumstances of recidivism and large amount of drugs, the People's Court sentenced defendant Nguyen Van Viet to death for the crime of illegal transportation of drugs.
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