3 people sentenced to 68 months in prison for illegally buying, selling and storing drugs
On July 5, at Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center No. 1 of Nghe An province, Nghia Dan District People's Court held 2 public mobile trials of 2 cases, 3 defendants for the crime of "Illegal trading and possession of drugs".
First case: At around 3:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024, Hoang Van Kien, born in 2001, residing in Nghia Tien commune, Thai Hoa town, was addicted to drugs, so he drove his motorbike to the gate of Tay Bac Nghe An Hospital to buy drugs to use.
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Here, Kien met and bought from an unknown young man named Tai, address unknown, 3 Methamphetamine pills, total weight 0.32 grams for 700 thousand VND.
While Hoang Van Kien was looking for a place to use it, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghia Dan District discovered and seized all 3 pills of drugs.
Second case: On June 8, 2024, at Trung An hamlet, Nghia An commune, Nghia Dan district, Nghia Dan district police caught Ho Sy Nguyen, born in 1994, residing in Phu Khanh hamlet, Nghia Khanh commune, in possession of 0.27g of Methamphetamine.
During the investigation, Nguyen confessed that he bought the above drugs from Le Anh Tuan, born in 1983, living in the same commune.
Based on Nguyen's testimony, on the same day, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghia Dan District Police detained Le Anh Tuan in an emergency and seized 0.77 grams of Methamphetamine.
During the investigation, Tuan confessed to buying the above drugs to sell to drug addicts for profit.
At the trial, the defendants confessed their crimes. Their statements were consistent with the indictment of the Nghia Dan District People's Procuracy and the documents in the case file.
Determining the nature and level of danger of the crime, the Trial Council sentenced the defendants: Ho Sy Nguyen to 18 months in prison, Le Anh Tuan to 30 months in prison and Hoang Van Kien to 20 months in prison.
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The organization of a mobile trial at the Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation Center No. 1 in Nghe An province has attracted the attention of students. Through the process of questioning, indictment and debate at the trial, the Trial Council and the Prosecutor proactively disseminated the provisions of criminal law, the law on drug prevention and control and the harms and consequences of drug use.
Thereby, helping students in the Drug Rehabilitation Center better understand the state management of addictive substances, causes and methods of crime; raise awareness of law enforcement, actively fight against crime in general and drug crimes in particular./.
