Awarding the project to destroy the transnational drug ring
(Baonghean.vn) - With the achievement of arresting 2 subjects, seizing 20 heroin cakes, 5kg of crystal meth, Project Team 218S was commended by the leaders of Nghe An Police.
Subjects Nguyen Van Dong and Nguyen Huu Trinh. Photo: Xuan Bac
On the afternoon of February 1, Nghe An Police organized an award ceremony for Project 218S of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department for their outstanding achievements in dismantling a transnational drug trafficking ring.
Previously, after nearly a month of verifying and consolidating documents, at around 6:00 p.m. on January 30, at the Luu Kien intersection, Tuong Duong district, the Special Task Force coordinated with the Traffic Police Patrol Team 1-7 and other units to catch two subjects red-handed while illegally transporting drugs from Laos.
When they discovered they were being surrounded and arrested, the subjects used knives to fight back fiercely, but with bravery and intelligence, the police were able to control and arrest the two subjects.
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20 heroin cakes and 05 crystal meth. Photo: Xuan Bac |
Evidence seized included 20 heroin cakes, 5 kg of crystal meth, 1 motorbike, and 1 utility knife.
At the investigation agency, the two subjects confessed to being Nguyen Van Dong (born in 1979, residing in Nghia My commune, Thai Hoa town) and Nguyen Huu Trinh (born in 1986, residing in Nghia Hanh commune, Tan Ky district).
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Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung presented flowers to congratulate the task force. Photo: Quynh Trang |
With the excellent achievements of the Task Force, Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of Nghe An Police presented flowers of congratulations and awards to the Task Force./.

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