The list of charges against Bui Dinh Khanh's group for shooting a police major.
In addition to the crime of illegal drug trafficking, the group led by Bui Dinh Khanh, who shot police Major Nguyen Dang Khai, will also be considered responsible for murder, illegal possession of military weapons, and resisting arrest.
A group led by Bui Dinh Khanh in Quang Ninh, involved in the illegal trafficking and transportation of numerous heroin bricks, opened fire on law enforcement, resulting in the death of a police officer.
The incident shocked public opinion not only because of its aggressive and reckless nature but also because of the transformation of drug crime. No longer are criminals acting stealthily and anonymously; they are now more organized, armed, well-planned, and willing to use violence to resist law enforcement in order to "keep their goods and save their lives."
Lawyer Nguyen Anh Thom - Head of Nguyen Anh Law Firm (Hanoi) said: "Drugs are a global threat, the root cause of many types of crimes and social evils. Despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies to suppress them, the drug crime situation in Vietnam remains very complex."
In particular, these individuals are often armed with military weapons and ready to resist law enforcement because they are well aware of the serious legal consequences of being caught. Driven by enormous profits, they are becoming increasingly aggressive, sophisticated, and reckless."
A clear example is the case where the Quang Ninh Provincial Police dismantled a drug trafficking ring involving 5 suspects, seizing 25 blocks of heroin. Of these, 9 blocks were found at the home of suspect Bui Dinh Khanh alone.
During the arrest operation, the suspects resisted with weapons, resulting in the death of Major Nguyen Dang Khai and injury to another officer.
According to lawyer Thơm, the defendants' actions constituted several particularly serious crimes: Murder, and the illegal trafficking of a particularly large quantity of narcotics.Possession of military weapons,Resisting law enforcement officers, destroying or intentionally damaging property.
The crime of buying and selling 16 blocks of heroin – equivalent to several kilograms of narcotics – under point b, clause 4, Article 251 of the Penal Code alone is enough to face the highest penalty: life imprisonment or the death penalty.
As previously reported, at approximately 8:20 PM on April 17th, near the Dragon Castle apartment complex in Ha Long City, the Drug Crime Investigation Department of the Quang Ninh Provincial Police caught Nguyen Huu Dang, 58 years old, and Ha Thuong Hai, 31 years old, red-handed buying and selling 16 blocks of heroin.
At the same time, reconnaissance teams continued to surround Khanh's group, which was traveling from Phu Tho province to Quang Ninh province to trade drugs with Dang.
At the Dai Yen toll station area, this group fiercely resisted with AK rifles in an attempt to rescue their accomplices. In the barrage of gunfire from the criminal group, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Dang Khai (an officer of the Drug Crime Investigation Department, Quang Ninh Provincial Police) was killed, and two officers were injured.
The members of the group were apprehended one by one. Khanh was arrested while hiding in Thanh Hoa City just 24 hours after committing the crime.
