Arrested 8 subjects in transnational drug trafficking ring

(Baonghean.vn) - On March 21, Ky Son District Police successfully dismantled a large-scale transnational drug trafficking ring operating professionally in border communes.

Since the beginning of 2017, detectives of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Team of Ky Son District Police have discovered a drug trafficking ring that regularly operates in the forest in the Truong Son village area of ​​Nam Can border commune with very sophisticated operating rules led by Ha Cho Po (born in 1973, residing in Pu Quac II village, Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son), who has a previous conviction for fraud and property appropriation.

The subject regularly transported drugs from Laos to Vietnam, then handed them over to Lau Y Tru (born in 1977, residing in Truong Son village, Nam Can), who had a previous conviction for resisting law enforcement officers, for consumption.

Eight suspects in a drug trafficking ring were arrested by Ky Son District Police on March 21. Photo: Lu Phu

With the active and proactive fight to eradicate the above-mentioned network, on March 18, 2017, the Criminal Investigation Department of Ky Son District Police held a meeting and established a special project coded 317M to fight. After many days of tracking the target, at 8:00 a.m. on March 21, the Specialized Department received a report that a group of subjects had entered the C5 camp area of ​​Lau Y Tru.

All the evidence of the subjects was seized by Ky Son District Police. Photo: Lu Phu

Realizing that this was the right time to solve the case, the police force surrounded and arrested 8 subjects, including: Ha Cho Po (born in 1973, residing in Pu Quac II village, Na Ngoi, Ky Son, had 1 previous conviction for fraud and property appropriation); Lau Ba Go (born in 1992, residing in Truong Son village, Nam Can, Ky Son (has a criminal record for resisting people on official duty); Vi Duy Manh (born in 1996, residing in Na Khuong village, Na Loi commune, Ky Son); Lo Van Hau (born in 1994, residing in Hoa Son, Ta Ca, Ky Son. (Hau is currently a second-year student at Vinh University, majoring in primary education); Lo Van Tinh (born in 1997, residing in Hoa Son, Ta Ca, Ky Son); Vi Van Duy (born in 1989, residing in Na Luong II, Huu Kiem, Ky Son); Lu Van Tuan (born in 1987, residing in Canh village, Ta Ca, Ky Son).

The seized evidence included more than 20 grams of heroin, 400 synthetic drug pills, 2 homemade guns, 13 bullets, 10 million VND in cash, 2 motorbikes and many other evidences.

Currently, Ky Son District Police have appraised the above-mentioned seized exhibits and continue to expand the investigation, arresting related subjects in this illegal drug trafficking ring./.

Lu Phu