Dismantling a transnational drug ring specializing in collecting goods from Europe
(Baonghean.vn) - Drugs were purchased by the group on social networks, mainly from European countries. After completing the transaction and transferring money to the subjects abroad, the "goods" were transported to Vietnam by post.
Hung Nguyen District Police said that the unit had just broken up a case, arrested a group of subjects illegally buying and selling drugs, and seized more than 10,000 MTTH pills.
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| Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department directly directed the project. Photo: Vuong Linh |
Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Hung Nguyen District Police discovered that in the area, two subjects emerged: Tran Anh Tai (born in 1982), residing in block 5, Ha Huy Tap ward, and Pham Anh Tuan (born in 1982), residing in block 8, Le Loi ward (Vinh city) with signs ofdrug traffickingwith a particularly large number operating mainly in Hung Nguyen district and neighboring areas.
The leaders of Hung Nguyen District Police quickly reported to the leaders of the Provincial Police and set up a special project to fight.
After a period of actively monitoring the movement, the detectives have clearly understood the modus operandi of this criminal group. Accordingly, they use many different contacts, buy drugs in their area and then transport them to other areas for consumption.
Notably, both subjects in the ring have many drug-related criminal records. Tran Anh Tai has a 16-year prison sentence for illegal drug trafficking; Pham Anh Tuan has 1 criminal record for illegal drug trafficking and 1 criminal record for illegal possession of military weapons. Therefore, during their operations, the subjects were extremely vigilant and had a lot of experience in dealing with the police.
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| Tran Anh Tai, Pham Anh Tuan and evidence at the police station. Photo: Trong Tuan |
After many months of actively carrying out professional measures, on October 22, 2020, detectives obtained information that Pham Anh Tuan was present in the area and showed signs of committing a crime.
The task force quickly dispatched working groups to monitor and follow this subject. Thereby, it was discovered that Tuan went to the headquarters of a postal service company on Nguyen Van Troi Street, Block 9, Ben Thuy Ward, Vinh City to receive a package. The task force determined that the package that Tuan received may contain drugs, so detectives were ordered to follow the subject closely.
At around 4:00 p.m. the same day, in Block 9, Ben Thuy Ward, the Task Force coordinated with Vinh Tan Ward Police, Ben Thuy (Vinh City) to catch Pham Anh Tuan in the act of illegally storing drugs, seizing 0.3 kg of synthetic drugs in the form of ketamine, cleverly hidden under the sole of a pair of sneakers, sent by post.
In a quick fight with the suspect, Pham Anh Tuan confessed that he was sent by Tran Anh Tai to collect the goods. The task force quickly coordinated with other professional units to arrest and urgently search Tran Anh Tai's residence in Block 1, Vinh Tan Ward, Vinh City.
Here, the authorities discovered and seized 10,033Synthetic drug pills weighing 3kg were disguised in pharmaceutical boxes and plastic bags hidden by Tran Anh Tai at his residence.
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| Evidence of the case. Photo: Trong Tuan |
At the investigation agency, the two subjects initially confessed to all their crimes. Accordingly, the drugs were purchased by this group on social networks. The source of the "goods" was mainly from European countries. After completing the transaction and transferring money to the subjects abroad, the "goods" were transported to Vietnam by post.
In Vietnam, Tai and Tuan would receive the “goods” and then distribute them to other subjects in many other locations in the country and send them to China for their accomplices to sell. The “goods” seized at Pham Anh Tai’s house had been received by the subjects in advance but were discovered and arrested by the authorities before they could sell them.
To deceive the authorities, the subjects hid the "goods" in a very sophisticated and careful manner in the gaps of common items such as shoe soles, medicine boxes... and then took full advantage of the form of transportation through postal services to send them to other localities.
“With the above tricks, the group successfully transported many large shipments of “goods” to their accomplices in many localities. Many large shipments of “goods” were even transported by this group to third countries for consumption” - Captain Le Xuan Phuc, InvestigatorHung Nguyen District Policesaid.
Currently, the two subjects Tai and Tuan are being detained to continue the investigation and expand the case.