The woman was hired to transport 22 blocks of heroin for 50 million VND.
The suspect confessed to transporting 22 blocks of heroin for hire for someone in Ho Chi Minh City, in exchange for 50 million VND.
On December 15th, the People's Procuracy of Dak Lak province issued an indictment against Phan Thi Dao (born in 1980, residing in Bach Thong district, Bac Kan province) for the illegal transportation of narcotics.
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| Suspect Phan Thi Dao at the investigative agency. |
According to the indictment, at approximately 2:00 AM on August 14, 2018, a reconnaissance team from the Drug Crime Investigation Police (PC47) of Dak Lak Provincial Police, in coordination with the Krong Buk Traffic Police Station and the Traffic Police Department of Dak Lak Provincial Police, detected a passenger bus traveling from Nghe An to Ho Chi Minh City exhibiting suspicious behavior and proceeded to conduct an inspection.
Upon inspecting the underside of the vehicle, the task force discovered a large quantity of drugs, totaling 22 blocks of heroin, hidden inside an engine block. |
| Evidence seized in the case. |
Through initial investigations, authorities have identified Phan Thị Đào as the "owner" of these 22 blocks of heroin.
At the police station, Dao confessed that he was transporting drugs for an individual from Laos to Ho Chi Minh City, in exchange for a fee of 50 million VND per trip.Dao went to the Cau Treo border gate (Ha Tinh province) and then crossed the border into Laos to receive drugs from an unknown person to transport back to Vietnam.
Dao was transporting a quantity of drugs hidden inside a generator from Ha Tinh to Pong Drang commune, Krong Buk district (Dak Lak province) when he was discovered and arrested by the police along with the seized drugs.Dao further confessed that he had previously successfully transported drugs for Hien twice, each time receiving 50 million VND as payment.
The Dak Lak Provincial Police believe this is the largest illegal drug trafficking case ever discovered in Dak Lak province.
