Sentenced to 15 years in prison for the most 'easy-going' drug dealer!

On the morning of November 4, the People's Court of Nghe An province opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Vi Khun Kham (born 1984), residing in Bac Ly commune, Ky Son district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".

According to the indictment, around the beginning of June 2019, Vi Khun Kham went out and exchanged phone numbers with a man named Viet. On June 11, Viet called and arranged to meet Kham on the road in Buoc village, Bac Ly commune. There, Viet said: "Please buy me some opium to sell, I will split the profit with you." Kham agreed and immediately said "no need to split it, just give me 2 million."

Defendant Vi Khun Kham at the trial. Photo: Tran Vu

After that, Viet gave Kham 5 million VND to buy drugs. At 12 noon that same day, Kham went to meet a man named Pho Phuong, in Huoi Bac village, Bac Ly commune, to ask where drugs were sold and then gave him 5 million VND. Phuong took the money and promised to have the "goods" tomorrow.

At 7 p.m. the same day, Phuong delivered the “goods” and Kham asked, “Are these really drugs?” After the seller confirmed that they were drugs, Kham hid them in the shirt he was wearing and went home.

At around 6am on June 12, Kham put on the shirt that hid the drugs and went down to the farm to feed the cattle. On the way back, he was checked by the My Ly Border Guard Station and discovered 38.4 grams of methamphetamine.

At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. Kham said he had been trafficking drugs due to family circumstances. The defendant asked for a lighter sentence so he could return home to take care of his wife and children.

For the crime of “Illegal drug trafficking”, Vi Khun Kham was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The court did not consider the additional penalty due to the defendant’s difficult circumstances.

Tran Vu