Woman 'follows' father, husband and son to prison for drug trafficking

(Baonghean.vn) -Despite having a father, husband and daughter in trouble with the law for drug-related crimes, Pham Thi Oanh still followed in her footsteps and received a 5-year prison sentence for trafficking "white death".

On December 27, Do Luong District People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Pham Thi Oanh (born 1976, residing in Da Son commune, Do Luong district) for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".

Defendant Pham Thi Oanh. Photo: Truong Duyen

According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Do Luong district, on October 14, 2017, Do Luong district police discovered and caught Oanh red-handed holding 2 packages of drugs weighing 10.608 grams. Upon investigation, Oanh stated that she was on her way to sell the drugs to a subject named Tuan for 6 million VND.

In court, Pham Thi Oanh confessed to selling drugs to make ends meet and raise her children because her husband was serving a prison sentence.

It is known that Oanh’s entire family has a “black” record of drug use. In 2016, Oanh’s father, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hinh (born in 1939), was also sentenced to 18 months in prison by the People’s Court of Do Luong district for “Illegal drug trafficking”.

Oanh's husband, Nguyen Dang Duc (born in 1974), was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the People's Court of Nghe An province for "Illegal drug trafficking". Not long after that, in September 2017, their eldest daughter, Nguyen Thi Hang (born in 1997), was also arrested for illegal possession of drugs and is preparing to be brought to trial.

For the defendant's crime, the People's Court sentenced Pham Thi Oanh to 5 years in prison.

Truong Duyen