Exchanging 4 knives for 1 block of drugs, man 'profits' 20 years in prison
(Baonghean.vn) - When the Lao suggested that he buy a knife and pay with drugs, Kha Bun Than agreed. Because he was an addict, Than later delved deeper into the "white death" trade.
On August 11, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of Kha Bun Than (born in 1966) and Kha Van Thi (born in 1976), both residing in Noong O village, Huu Lap commune, Ky Son district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".
Before that, at around 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 2020, a Laotian came to Than's house to buy 4 knives for 1 million VND. However, because he had no money, the Laotian wanted to exchange 1 block of heroin for 4 knives. Than accepted.
Next, this person “asked” Than to sell 4 packages of drugs for 12.8 million VND. Than agreed, so he took the drugs and divided them into small pieces to make it easier to sell to addicts.
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| Two defendants in court. Photo: Tran Vu |
On the evening of April 2, a man named Chien in Huu Kiem commune called Than to order 8 packages of pink phien from a girl for 28 million VND. Than agreed, so he went to Kha Van Thi's house and invited her to go with him. At 9:00 p.m. the same day, Than and Thi went into the forest to meet Chien. However, because Than only had 4 packages of drugs at that time, the customer did not agree to take them but waited "until he had enough goods to receive them". After that, Than told Thi to find 4 more packages of drugs.
The next morning, Thi went into the forest to buy 4 packages of drugs from a Mong man for 12 million VND, promising to pay when he had the money. Late in the afternoon of April 3, at an abandoned house deep in the forest, Than and Thi delivered 8 packages of drugs weighing 124.8 grams to the customer when they were raided by a police task force from Ky Son district. Than and Thi were arrested, while the others quickly fled.
In court, the two defendants admitted their crimes. Than confessed that he agreed to exchange the knife for drugs because he was addicted to opium. Later, because of greed, he participated in drug trafficking. Considering the entire case, the court sentenced Kha Bun Than to 20 years in prison and Kha Van Thi to 18 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking.