Buy fireworks on Facebook and sell for profit
(Baonghean.vn) - The Crime Prevention Team of the Waterway Police Department of Nghe An Province has just discovered and arrested a case of illegal transportation of firecrackers. The special thing is that all transactions were conducted via the social network Facebook.
Accordingly, at around 3:00 p.m. on January 21, while on duty in My Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, the authorities discovered a young man driving a motorbike carrying a cardboard box with many suspicious signs, so the task force asked to stop the vehicle for an administrative check.
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Subject and evidence. Photo: Cam Phu |
Upon inspection, it was discovered that inside the cardboard box were 13.5 kg of firecrackers (36 pieces), 100 mortars and 20 firecrackers.
At the police station, the suspect declared his name as Nguyen Vinh Ha (born 1990), residing in My Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district.
The above fireworks were purchased by Ha from a subject in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province through Facebook for 13 million VND.
After agreeing on the price, Ha transferred money to the other person and received the goods via passenger bus. However, after receiving the fireworks and moving home, he was discovered and arrested by the police.
The case is currently being handled by the authorities in accordance with the provisions of law.