Bought 40 kg of firecrackers on Facebook, caught red-handed by traffic police
(Baonghean.vn) - Vo Dinh Thanh bought firecrackers on Facebook, and was on his way home when he was caught red-handed by the Traffic Police, who confiscated 40kg of firecrackers.
On December 8, 2019, while patrolling and controlling National Highway 46, Traffic Police Team 1.46 received information from the public about a subject waiting in Dien Chau district to receive fireworks on a bus running the Hanoi - Nghe An route.
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| Subject and evidence. Photo: Duc Vu |
Immediately, the patrol team quickly arrived at the scene to intercept and wait for the right moment when the subject received the firecrackers to make the arrest. At 3:00 p.m. the same day, in Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district, a young man appeared driving a motorbike with license plate 37P5 - 7647 who had just received a package from a passenger bus traveling from Hanoi to Nghe An.
The task force raided and caught the subject red-handed along with the evidence, confiscating 27 boxes of red firecrackers, 36 pieces each, weighing 40kg. The subject was quickly identified as Vo Dinh Thanh (born in 1987, residing in Dien My commune, Dien Chau).
Thanh confessed to buying the above firecrackers on Facebook for 5 million VND, and was on his way home to carry the firecrackers to explode during the upcoming New Year's holiday.
The case has been transferred by Traffic Police Team 1.46 to Dien Chau District Police for further investigation and handling.