15 years in prison for illegal drug trafficker
(Baonghean.vn) - 15 years in prison is the penalty that the People's Court of Nghe An province sentenced defendant Vi Van Lien for illegal drug trafficking in the first instance criminal trial held on March 10.
According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province, on October 8, 2019, Vi Van Lien (born 1985) bought 40 grams of drugs from an unknown man in Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district, then brought the drugs home to hide with the intention of selling for profit.
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Defendant Vi Van Lien at the trial. Photo: Thuan Tien |
At around 10:00 p.m. on October 9, 2019, Vi Van Lien divided the above drugs into small pieces and took a portion to sell, but was discovered and arrested by Con Cuong District Police. Searching Lien's residence, the police seized all 40 grams of drugs.
At the trial, Vi Van Lien confessed his crime and showed remorse. However, considering the seriousness of his crime, which was dangerous to society, and the defendant himself having a previous conviction for "Gambling" he did not take that as a lesson.
The jury sentenced Vi Van Lien to 15 years in prison for "Illegal drug trafficking".