Nghe An: Transporting 60,000 drug pills, 2 subjects pulled grenade pins to fight back when arrested

At 12:30 p.m. on July 24, 2019, in the area of ​​National Highway 7, in the area of ​​Ba Xa Huu Kiem village, Ky Son district, the PCMT&TP force, Nam Can International Border Gate Border Guard Station, My Ly Border Guard Station, Nghe An Provincial Border Guard coordinated with Ky Son District Police, Drug Control Team - Nghe An Provincial Customs Department to successfully fight Project 381L, arresting 02 subjects for illegal transportation of drugs.

Subjects Xong Ba Hu, Xong Ba Va. Photo: Hai Thuong

The two subjects declared that they were: Xong Ba Hu (born in 1989), residing in Ban Ai Khe, Muong Ai commune, Ky Son district and Xong Ba Va (born in 1988), originally from Huoi Khe village, Muong Ai commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province. The seized evidence included 60,000 pills (the subject declared they were synthetic drugs in the form of pink tablets), 02 kg of white crystalline substance (the subject declared they were drugs in the form of rock) and 01 grenade with the pin pulled out.

All evidence and the grenade with the pin pulled. Photo: Hai Thuong

During the siege, the subjects pulled the pin of the grenade they were carrying in order to fight back to the end, but with a spirit of vigilance, determination to attack the criminals, good research on the terrain, and a firm grasp of the subjects' methods of operation, the Nghe An Border Guard and functional forces were able to control and capture the two subjects, ensuring absolute safety. All the subjects' evidence and the grenade with the pin pulled were recovered.

Currently, the Nghe An Border Guard Command is directing relevant forces to expand the investigation, complete the case file, and prosecute the case according to the provisions of law.