Hiding from arrest, building a shack in the forest, buying guns and grenades to smuggle drugs
(Baonghean.vn) - Being wanted by special forces, Thi still recklessly went into the forest to set up camp, buy guns and grenades to trade drugs.
On the afternoon of May 9, Nghe An Provincial Police organized an award ceremony for Project 918C (phase 3) including the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department and Tuong Duong District Police for their outstanding achievements in eliminating a drug retail location using firearms and successfully arresting an especially dangerous wanted person.
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| Provincial Police leaders awarded 10 million VND to the Investigation Team. Photo: Vu Tuan |
Previously, at 12:45 p.m. on May 8, in the mountainous forest area of Dua village, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district, armed forces attacked and destroyed a gathering place for illegally buying and selling drugs using firearms.
The task force arrested a particularly dangerous drug-related wanted person, Lo Van Thi (born in 1963, residing in Dua village, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district), and seized 100 grams of various drugs, 1 pistol, 1 flintlock gun, 8 bullets, 1 grenade, 2 knives, and 3 small scales.
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| Subject Lo Van Thi. Photo: Tuan Vu |
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| Evidence seized by the police. Photo: Vu Tuan |
Praising the achievements of the Task Force, Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of Nghe An Provincial Police requested members of Task Force 918C to continue to fight and suppress drug crimes more strongly and resolutely. In the process of fighting drug crimes, it is necessary to calculate to ensure absolute safety for the masses and participating officers and soldiers.