The mother bought firecrackers, divided them into smaller portions, and gave them to her son to sell.

On the afternoon of January 4th, the Quy Hop District Police announced that they had arrested Vu Thi Thanh (born in 1979) and her son Hoang Vo Quang Huy (born in 2001, both residing in Tam Hop commune) for illegally possessing 38.1 kg of fireworks originating from China.

Vi Thi Thanh. Photo: Huy Nham

Earlier, at 7 PM on January 3rd, in Doan Ket hamlet, Nghia Xuan commune, Quy Hop district police discovered and apprehended Hoang Vo Quang Huy for illegally possessing 2 bags of firecrackers and 1 box of 36 firecrackers weighing 1.9 kg. Expanding the investigation, at 9 PM the same day, Quy Hop police conducted an urgent search of Hoang Vo Quang Huy's house in Dinh hamlet, Tam Hop commune, and discovered and seized an additional 62 bags of firecrackers, 37 boxes of firecracker strings, and 3 boxes of 36 firecrackers, with a total weight of 36.2 kg.

Huy confessed that he took the fireworks from his mother, Vu Thi Thanh, to sell for profit.

Hoang Vo Quang Huy. Photo: Phan Giang

Immediately afterwards, the Criminal Investigation Agency of Quy Hop Police Department executed an urgent arrest warrant for Vu Thi Thanh to facilitate the investigation.

According to a police officer, Thanh initially vehemently denied ownership of the fireworks. However, when the police discovered the fireworks hidden in various corners of the house, such as under beds, under staircases, in bathrooms, upstairs, and in abandoned warehouses, Thanh finally confessed.

Authorities are inspecting the seized items. Photo: Huy Nham

At the police station, Thanh and Huy confessed that, driven by greed, they had purchased the firecrackers from an unknown individual to resell them.

The Quy Hop District Police are currently conducting an investigation and expanding the scope of the case.