Nghe An: Couple arrested for transporting large amount of drugs, dismantling transnational ring
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An Police have just dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking ring, arresting 4 suspects and seizing 3 kg of crystal meth and nearly 5,000 USD.
Through the work of grasping the situation, Thanh Chuong District Police discovered that in the border area of Hanh Lam commune adjacent to Laos, there were a number of subjects colluding with Lao subjects to organize a transnational drug trafficking and illegal drug trafficking network, from Laos to Nghe An, then transporting them to the southern provinces for consumption.
Project 228T was established by Thanh Chuong District Police to fight and dismantle all subjects in this network.
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| Subjects Tran Van Tuong and Phan Dinh Hoang. Photo: Duc Vu |
At 9:00 p.m. on October 12, 2019, at the Vinh City bypass area in Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province, the task force suddenly raided and arrested two subjects, Nguyen The Lam (born in 1976), residing in Hanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district, and Luong Thi Thuong (born in 1985), residing in Thanh Son commune, Thanh Chuong district, while illegally transporting 3 kg of crystal meth, seizing 4,900 USD from the subjects.
Expanding the investigation, Thanh Chuong District Police arrested two subjects, Tran Van Tuong (born in 1979) and Phan Dinh Hoang (born in 1962), both residing in Hanh Lam Commune, Thanh Chuong District. Before being arrested, Thuong and Lam drove a motorbike to transport drugs from Hanh Lam Commune to Dung Town (Thanh Chuong District), then the two subjects got into a taxi to get off the Vinh City bypass, with the purpose of catching a bus to bring drugs to the South for consumption.
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| Luong Thi Thuong and Nguyen The Lam with 3 kg of crystal meth. Photo: Duc Vu |
The other two subjects, Tran Van Tuong and Nguyen The Lam, sat at home waiting for information. They played the role of mastermind and leader, giving money to Lam and Thuong to buy drugs.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Hung - Deputy Head of Thanh Chuong District Police, this case has been monitored by Thanh Chuong District Police and the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (Nghe An Police) for a long time, the subjects were assigned very strict tasks, the process of arresting the subjects resisted very fiercely causing many difficulties for the investigation team.
The successful destruction of Project 228T by Thanh Chuong District Police and the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department has demonstrated a spirit of fierce attack and uncompromising fighting against drug crimes on the Vietnam - Laos border.
