Arrested subject carrying 300kg of crystal meth in the trunk of a car on National Highway 1A
On the afternoon of October 15, authorities officially announced the arrest of a subject transporting crystal meth, considered the largest ever.
Previously, at 1:00 p.m. on October 12, the Traffic Police Department of Quang Binh Police, led by Major Nguyen Ngoc Tan, was on duty on National Highway 1A, passing through Hung Thuy Commune, Le Thuy District, Quang Binh, when it discovered a 5-seat FORD car with license plate 86C-091.02 with many suspicious signs, so it signaled to stop the car.
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Subject Xeng Vang at Quang Binh police station. |
As soon as the car stopped, the driver gave money to the Traffic Police Team and asked to leave immediately because he had important business. The Task Force asked the driver to open the trunk for inspection.
At this time, the subject was somewhat confused and affirmed that he had lost the key and was in a hurry so he did not have time to make a new one. While the Traffic Police Team was making a report and looking for ways to check the vehicle, the subjects suddenly ran into the forest.
The traffic police team pursued and asked local residents to cooperate in capturing the suspects. However, due to the mountainous terrain, the suspects escaped the scene.
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Evidence of more than 300 kg of crystal meth. |
Searching the vehicle, the Quang Binh Provincial Police discovered a huge amount of drugs being transported by the subjects, filling the trunk, including: 12 sacks containing 300 plastic bags of crystal meth with a total weight of up to 308.6 kg.
Immediately after receiving the news, on the night of October 12, the Quang Binh Provincial Police Department decided to mobilize forces from many units to coordinate with local people to capture the subjects.
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The scene where Quang Binh police coordinated with local people to capture drug traffickers on the run. |
On the night of October 12, people in Sen Thuy, Hung Thuy, and Tan Thuy communes stayed up all night with the Quang Binh Police force to block and search for the suspects in many forests and sand dunes. On the morning of October 13, local people and the Police force arrested Xeng Vang (23 years old), residing in Phon Xa At village, Kham Cot district, Bo Ly Kham Xay province (Laos).
At the police station, Xeng Vang initially confessed that he was hired to transport the above mentioned large quantity of drugs to Da Nang to deliver to a stranger in exchange for 10,000 USD in wages...
On the afternoon of October 15, at a working session with the leaders of departments and offices coordinating the capture of this huge methamphetamine case, Major General Tu Hong Son emphasized: This is an achievement of the Quang Binh Police in crime prevention, of groups and individuals, but to achieve this achievement, we must affirm the great role of the masses, from providing initial information, to staying up all night with the police force to capture the subject. Many people had not had dinner yet but still joined the working groups holding flashlights to search for the subject from ditches, ponds, hills, etc.