Addicted father sentenced to 17 years in prison, abandoning 6 young children
(Baonghean.vn) - As a drug addict, having served 33 months in prison for drug-related crimes, Nguyen Duc Hung refused to change his life and continued to engage in drug trafficking. His mother has left, his father is now in prison, and Hung's six children have no place to go.
On May 22, Nghe An Provincial People's Court held a first-instance trial of defendant Nguyen Duc Hung (born in 1974, residing in Lien Son village, Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district) for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".
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| Defendant Nguyen Duc Hung at trial. Photo: Quynh An. |
Before that, Nguyen Duc Hung was introduced to a man named Quang (living in Tan Ky district) by an acquaintance who said: "When Quang calls, ask Hung to buy crystal meth for Quang." Partly because he was familiar with the old ways and partly because he needed money, Hung immediately agreed.
On December 18, 2018, while preparing to have dinner with his children, Hung received a phone call from a man claiming to be Quang from Tan Ky and asking to meet Hung at Khe Diem bridge (Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district) to meet. Knowing that he was the person introduced earlier, Hung did not hesitate to go to Khe Diem bridge to pick up Quang.
When they met, Quang asked Hung to buy 1kg of crystal meth for him and he would pay him after the job was done. Hung immediately contacted a man named An (living in Tuong Duong district) to order according to Quang's wishes, but An said: "There is only 1 kg of crystal meth and 100 pink pills left, do you want it?". After talking with Quang, Hung agreed to buy and arranged for An to deliver the goods to Con Cuong district.
On the morning of December 19, 2018, An called Hung to inform him that he had brought drugs to Bu Ong slope (Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district). Hung drove Quang and the two went to the meeting place that An had mentioned to get the goods. After discussing, Quang gave Hung a white plastic bag to hold, and An asked Hung to hold it for him and then take the money back to give to An. Hung put everything in the trunk of his motorbike and went with Quang to town to withdraw the money.
When they arrived at the ATM, Quang went in to withdraw money while Hung waited outside. The police discovered and arrested him, and Quang took the opportunity to escape.
After examining a bag of white powder and 118 pink tablets in Nguyen Duc Hung's trunk, the police investigation agency seized 89.180 grams of drugs.
At the trial, defendant Nguyen Duc Hung was very sincere, gave clear testimony and asked for a lighter sentence because his parents were people who contributed to the country.
However, the panel of judges determined that because defendant Hung had been previously punished for illegally trading in drugs but still did not know how to rebuild his life and continued to trade in larger quantities, they decided to sentence Nguyen Duc Hung to 17 years in prison for the crime of "Illegal trading in drugs".
The end of the trial was filled with tears streaming down the faces of Hung's six children. Unable to bear her husband's drug addiction, his wife left him and their children, and now the only person who could support the children is once again in prison. Hung recklessly lost the happiness of his six children...
