Old man arrested for illegally transporting drugs in border area
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite his old age, the Mong man still went to the border to buy drugs for his own use and to sell for profit. While on his way back to his village, the subject was discovered and arrested by the authorities.
At 2:15 p.m. on May 22, the Nam Can International Border Guard Station coordinated with the Drug and Crime Prevention Department (Nghe An Border Guard) and functional forces to discover and arrest Cu Ba Gio, born in 1943, residing in Tien Tieu village, Nam Can commune (Ky Son) for transporting drugs.
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Object Cu Ba Gio. |
Evidence collected at the scene included 02 packages of white powder weighing 3.5g (suspected to be heroin), 01 blue package containing 141 synthetic drug pills.
According to initial statements, the subject bought the above drugs from a person across the border and was on his way back to his village when he was discovered and arrested by the Border Guard force.
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Evidence of the case. Photo: Hai Thuong |
Presently,The Nam Can International Border Guard Station has completed the case file, initiated a criminal case and handed it over to the authorities for further investigation./.