Breaking up a huge laughing gas production line, arresting 11 subjects
The police have just initiated a case, prosecuted the accused and executed an arrest warrant for 11 subjects in a large-scale inter-provincial laughing gas production and trading ring.
Thanh Hoa Provincial Police said they have just broken up a ring specializing in producing and trading banned goods - laughing gas (N2O) in extremely large quantities.
This line is present in many provinces and cities such as: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh... with very sophisticated and complicated methods.
Thanh Hoa Provincial Police have established a special project, concentrated forces and professional measures to fight and eradicate.
At around 1:00 a.m. on May 2, at H2 Lounge in But Son town, Hoang Hoa district, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department coordinated with the Social Order Administrative Management Police Department and But Son town police to conduct an administrative inspection of 4 subjects with permanent residence in Hanoi.
All 4 tested positive for drugs. Searching the residence, the police seized a 2.2 kg N2O gas cylinder and many other exhibits related to the drug.drug use.
Continuing to expand the investigation of the case, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security's Professional Departments, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Hanoi City Police, and Vinh Phuc Provincial Police to arrest Nguyen Phuong Tay (born in 1985), residing in Phu Xuan Commune, Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc, seizing 12 bags of crystal meth, 10 bags of Ketamine, about 500 pink meth pills, 120 ecstasy pills, 1 bag of heroin, and 5 bags of happy water.
Searching an apartment building in Quang Trung ward, Ha Dong district, Hanoi, the authorities also discovered 5 subjects with signs of organizing illegal drug use, confiscating 20 ecstasy pills, 10 bags of Ketamine and 1 set of tools used for drug use.
In addition, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police also coordinated with Hanoi and Hai Phong City Police and relevant commune and ward police to simultaneously surround and urgently search 3 factories rented by the subjects and place machinery to produce N2O gas.
The police force seized the entire system of machinery, production lines, and N2O gas decanting; 177 metal cylinders containing compressed N2O gas (each cylinder contains about 30kg of N2O gas,) equivalent to 5.25 tons of gas; 27 metal cylinder shells; about 130kg of raw materials used to produce N2O gas; papers and documents recording the output and methods of operation of the machinery.
Searching a warehouse about 500m from the production area, the police force seized about 12 tons of raw materials used to produce laughing gas...
The operation at this facility was carried out by Luong Thai Linh, Nguyen Ngoc Binh (born in 1992), residing in Bich Hoa commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi, and To The Minh Tri (born in 1993), residing in Dong Van commune, Yen Lac district, Vinh Phuc province, who contributed capital to buy machinery, equipment, and raw materials for operation and self-production.
Up to now, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police have initiated criminal proceedings, prosecuted the accused and executed arrest warrants and criminal detention orders for 11 related subjects to investigate and clarify the crimes of "Organizing illegal use of narcotics", "Illegal trading of narcotics" and "Production and trading of prohibited goods".
