Nghe An: Dismantling a ring trafficking nearly 2 tons of firecrackers

At 11:10 p.m. on October 24, under the direction of the Provincial Police, in the National Highway 1A area, through village 3, Quynh Giang commune, Quynh Luu district, Quynh Luu district police discovered and caught red-handed two subjects, Luong Hong Thanh (born 1984), residing in Bac Block, Dien Hong commune and Nguyen Van Dung (born 1984), residing in Trung Thanh hamlet, Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district, committing the act oftrafficking in prohibited goods.

The arrested subjects. Photo: Xuan Bac

Evidence seized at the scene included 82 firecrackers of 49 types, with a total weight of 141kg, a HUYNDAI i10 car with license plate 37A-216.56, and many other items.physical evidencerelated.

Luong Hong Thanh confessed to buying the above firecrackers from a person in the same commune for 650,000 VND/cake, then together with Nguyen Van Dung brought them to Quynh Luu district to sell to customers for 680,000 VND/cake.

Subject Luong Hong Thanh. Photo: Xuan Bac

Continuing to expand the investigation, on the morning of October 25, the authorities simultaneously searched the residences of the above two subjects and related subjects including: Nguyen Van Hoa (born in 1963), residing in Xuan Dinh hamlet, Dien Hong commune, Nguyen Van Duc (born in 1977), residing in Bac Block, Dien Hong commune and Nguyen Van Linh (born in 1986), residing in Trung Thanh hamlet, Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district.

During the search, the police seized dozens of large sacks containing firecrackers weighing nearly 2 tons from the suspects' homes.

At the police station, the suspects confessed to all their crimes. Accordingly, realizing the people's need for firecrackers, especially at the end of the year, the suspects tried to bring firecrackers from the other side of the border into Nghe An, hid them in their homes, and then sold them to buyers for illegal profits.

Confiscated exhibits. Photo: Trong Tuan

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, around the beginning of October 2021, Quynh Luu District Police discovered signs of a ring trading and transporting firecrackers from Dien Chau district to communes in Quynh Luu district for consumption. A special project was established to combat and destroy it.

The case is currently being further investigated and expanded by the authorities./.