Pregnant wife was shocked when she found out her husband was selling 'white goods'
(Baonghean.vn) - It was only when the police came to search the house that the pregnant wife learned that her husband was arrested for drugs.
On November 23, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial to try Lang Van Trung (born 1984), residing in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".
According to the investigation documents, on June 19, Trung rode his motorbike to the Dua village area, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district and met a man walking on the side of the road asking to buy drugs. This man said: "Just keep going along this road, when you see a woman, ask her."
Trung continued on for about 10km and met a woman standing on the side of the road, so he stopped and asked to buy drugs. This woman introduced herself as Thuy. Trung asked to buy 6 packages of pink phien, Thuy offered 4.6 million VND per package. Trung said he only had 20 million VND so he asked to delay the remaining amount and the seller agreed.
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| Defendant Lang Van Trung was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Photo: Tran Vu |
After receiving 20 million VND from Trung, Thuy walked into the forest and returned a while later to give Trung drugs. Lang Van Trung brought the drugs home and hid them in a milk carton under his bed, selling them to anyone who asked to buy them.
On the morning of June 22, a man in Hoa Son commune, Anh Son district contacted Trung to buy a package of pink phien. Trung offered a price of 6 million VND and then arranged a time and place for delivery. When Trung drove his motorbike to Yen Hoa village, Hoa Son commune, he was discovered and caught red-handed by Anh Son district police.
On the same day, the police force searched Trung's residence and discovered 5 packages of pink pills. The investigation agency determined that the total amount of drugs for which Lang Van Trung must bear criminal responsibility was 116.590 grams.
At the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. Regarding the motive for the crime, the defendant said that because he could not control himself, he bought drugs to sell for profit.
The defendant said that when the police came to search the house, his pregnant wife was shocked to learn that her husband had committed the crime. The defendant explained his difficult circumstances, his wife had just given birth to a small child, to ask for a lighter sentence.
It is known that Trung was sentenced to 3 years in prison in 2016 for "Illegal possession of drugs".
Considering the case as a whole, the People's Court sentenced Lang Van Trung to 20 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking.