Drug den disguised as grocery store of 3 girls in Nghe An

At around 11:40 a.m. on February 3, authorities destroyed a retail location selling drugs.drugAt hamlet 1, Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau district, 3 subjects were arrested including: Lu Thi Thuy (born in 1990) and Phan Thi Hien (born in 1985), residing in Dien Lam commune, Dien Chau district; Nguyen Thi Minh (born in 1992), residing in Thuong Son commune, Do Luong district.

Mobile police and police dogs were mobilized to solve the case. Photo: Minh Khoi

The seized exhibits included about 700 synthetic drug pills, 50 packages of crystal meth weighing 4.53g, 0.39g of heroin, 5 mobile phones and 150 million VND.

This is a long-standing retail location with sophisticated tactics, causing insecurity in the area. This retail location always has 4-5 people outside to keep watch.

Every day, this place sells hundreds of doses to addicts in Dien Chau, Quynh Luu and Nghia Dan districts.

The ringleader of the drug retail operation, Lu Thi Thuy. Photo: Minh Khoi

Through the struggle, the subjects initially confessed to all their crimes.

Accordingly, Lu Thi Thuy opened a grocery store as a cover to retail drugs. Thuy went to Que Phong district to buy drugs. As for Nguyen Thi Minh, after her husband was arrested for illegal drug trafficking, she left her children with her grandmother to go to the South to do business. At Thuy's invitation, Minh agreed to go to Dien Chau to sell drugs for Thuy. Phan Thi Hien was hired by Thuy to help with housework and sell drugs when needed.

Authorities opened the seal to take samples for drug testing. Photo: Minh Khoi

Currently, the case is being further investigated by the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police./.