A young man in Nghe An borrowed his brother-in-law's motorbike to sell for money to buy drugs.

On the afternoon of August 20, the People's Court of Ky Son district opened the first instance trial of the case of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" against defendant Luong Van Anh, born in 1992, residing in Ri Met village, Dak Mon commune, Dak Glei district, Kon Tum province.

According to the indictment, at about 8:00 a.m. on March 25, 2020, Luong Van Anh went from Luu Phong village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district to visit his brother-in-law Luong Van Tien, born in 1961, residing in Xieng Thu village, Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district.

Here, Anh borrowed his brother-in-law's motorbike, saying he was going to visit relatives, but in fact he was going to Muong Xen Town, Ky Son District to find someone to sell it for 3 million VND.

Defendant Luong Van Anh. Photo: Hoang Tuan

After selling the motorbike, Anh used the money to buy drugs for use. On March 30, 2020, realizing his wrongdoings, Luong Van Anh went to Muong Xen Town Police to surrender.

At the trial, the defendant admitted all of his criminal acts as stated in the indictment, and asked the panel of judges to consider reducing his sentence. Based on the content of the case, the developments at the trial, and the proposal of the representative of the Procuracy, the panel of judges unanimously sentenced the defendant to 10 months in prison for the above crime.