Breaking up the case, seizing more than 250kg of fireworks

Ruby• November 18, 2022 16:36

(Baonghean.vn) - A ring illegally trading in large quantities of firecrackers with sophisticated tricks, using trucks with camouflaged cargo compartments to transport firecrackers from abroad through Lao Bao Border Gate (Quang Tri Province) and then bringing them to Thai Hoa town for sale has just been dismantled by Nghe An Provincial Police.

On November 18, Thai Hoa Town Police (Nghe An Province) announced that the unit had just successfully broken up a case of illegal trading and transporting of large quantities of firecrackers with sophisticated tricks, thereby arresting 03 subjects and seizing more than 250 kg of firecrackers.

The three suspects arrested by the police include: Nguyen Van Tien (born in 1980), residing in Lao Bao town, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province; Ho Manh Hung (born in 1983), residing in Long Son ward, Thai Hoa town and Phan Thi Thu Hang (born in 1982), hometown in Trung Giang commune, Gio Linh district, Quang Tri province, currently residing in Tan Ninh commune, Trieu Son district, Thanh Hoa province.

Subjects involved in the illegal trading and transportation of firecrackers were arrested. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Previously, through the work of grasping the local situation, Thai Hoa town police discovered a ring of illegal buying and transporting of firecrackers from abroad through Lao Bao border gate (Quang Tri province) and then bringing them to Thai Hoa town for consumption. Among them, 03 subjects Tien, Hung, Hang are important "links" in the ring. Accordingly, Nguyen Van Tien and Phan Thi Thu Hang used to transport fruits from Quang Tri province to Thai Hoa town for trading.

Therefore, Tien and Hang connected and agreed with subjects in Thai Hoa town, including Ho Manh Hung, to buy illegal fireworks across the border and then transport them by fruit truck to Thai Hoa town to sell for profit during Tet.

It is worth mentioning that, to deal with the authorities, the subjects renovated and designed a separate compartment on the fruit truck to hide firecrackers.

Evidence of the case. Photo: Hong Ngoc

After a period of collecting documents and evidence, on October 8, 2022 and November 15, 2022, in Thai Hoa town, Thai Hoa town police successfully broke the case, arresting 3 subjects Nguyen Van Tien, Ho Manh Hung and Phan Thi Thu Hang for the act of illegally buying, selling and transporting firecrackers. The seized and temporarily detained exhibits were 254 kg of firecrackers and 2 trucks.

At the police station, the suspects admitted their crimes. Currently, Thai Hoa Town Police are temporarily detaining the three suspects and continuing to expand the investigation./.