9X drug addict stores drugs, has a 'hobby' of stealing property from acquaintances' houses
(Baonghean.vn) - Having a criminal record and just released from prison for 8 months, Trong continued to commit 2 more crimes, in which theft was considered a convenient "hobby" of Trong.
On September 17, Tan Ky District People's Court tried the criminal case against Nguyen Duc Trong (born 1992), residing in Vien Thai hamlet, Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district, for the crime of illegal possession of drugs and theft of property.
At about 11:00 a.m. on June 20, 2019, at Tan Xuan market area, Tan Xuan commune, Tan Ky district, Trong illegally stored 0.100 grams of drugs and was discovered and caught red-handed by Tan Ky district police.
During the investigation, Trong also confessed to 3 more acts of property theft.
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| Reporter Nguyen Duc Trong. Photo: Phuong Hao |
Specifically, at around 2:30 a.m. on May 24, 2019, Trong went to dig up the grave of his uncle. When he passed by the house of Mrs. Phan Thi Ngan (his uncle's wife) residing in Vien Thai hamlet, Nghia Thai commune, Tan Ky district, Trong saw only his grandmother and 3 young grandchildren (including one of Trong's children with his divorced wife) playing together. Trong lifted his daughter's head to kiss her, then saw a black leather wallet under the mat, so he picked it up to look. Seeing 9.5 million VND, he conveniently put it in his pocket.
On the morning of June 6, 2019, Trong went to the house of Mr. Bui Xuan Ho, registered residence: Hanh Tien village, Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau district, to visit and stole from him a YAMAHA brand motorbike, NOUVO model, silver-blue color, license plate 37B1-375.31, worth 8.5 million VND.
Even though Mr. Ho called Trong, he admitted to stealing the car but still pawned it for 2 million VND.
At about 7:30 p.m. on June 7, 2019, Trong stole 2.8 million VND and a phone card worth 1.7 million VND from Dao Thi Phuong (neighbor).
On June 9, 2019, Trong went to Quy Hop to buy crystal meth for use but did not have cash, so Trong used the stolen phone cards to buy drugs worth 1.5 million VND. The total value of the property that Trong stole from Ms. Phuong's family was 4.5 million VND.
Thus, Nguyen Duc Trong once committed the act of illegally storing heroin weighing 0.100 grams and three times committed the act of stealing other people's property with a total value of 22.5 million VND. Trong used all of this money to buy drugs and for personal expenses.
During the investigation, Trong contacted the victims to negotiate and compensate for the entire amount of money.
Previously, Trong had a criminal record, having been sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison for robbery. Just 8 months after being released from prison, Trong continued to commit 2 more crimes.
At the end of the trial, the panel sentenced Nguyen Duc Trong to 45 months in prison.