Couple selling drugs to high rollers in karaoke bar
(Baonghean.vn) - Quan and Quyen sold drugs to users in a karaoke bar. A female employee at the bar was also in trouble with the law for selling drugs to customers.
On November 16, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial to try the defendants: Tran Hai Duong (born 1986), residing in Ben Thuy ward (Vinh city); Dau Thi Chi (born 1988), residing in Dien Thanh commune (Dien Chau) for the crime of "Organizing illegal use of drugs”.
The defendants Nguyen Duc Quan (born 1991), Hoang Thi Ngoc Quyen (born 1990), both residing in Le Loi ward (Vinh city); Dang Thi Thuy Linh (born 1997), residing in Tung Chau commune, Duc Tho district (Ha Tinh) for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking". Among the defendants, Quan and Quyen are husband and wife.
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| Defendants at trial. Photo: Tran Vu |
The case file shows that at around 5:30 p.m. on January 1, 2022, after drinking beer, Tran Hai Duong and a group of friends agreed to go sing karaoke in Nghi Thai commune, Nghi Loc district. Here, the whole group was arranged in a VIP room.
To get drugs for himself and everyone in the karaoke room, Duong went out to the hallway and met female employee Dang Thi Thuy Linh to ask her to buy a Ketamine "shirt".
Linh agreed and called Hoang Thi Ngoc Quyen to buy drugs for the customer. Quyen offered 1.3 million VND and asked to transfer the money first to her husband Nguyen Duc Quan's bank account.
At 10 p.m. that same day, Quyen brought the drugs to Linh. After receiving the drugs, Duong told another female employee, Dau Thi Chi, to prepare the drugs for use. Chi poured the drugs onto a ceramic plate, then used an ATM card to rub the Ketamine on it, then drew a small line for everyone to use.
At 0:30 on January 2, 2022, Duong asked Linh to buy another Ke "shirt" for the group to "fly". Linh continued to contact Quyen to buy drugs.
This time, Quan - Quyen's husband brought the drugs to deliver to the customer. However, when Linh received the drugs, the police raided and discovered 11 people using drugs. Taking advantage of the time when Linh went to the toilet, she put the drugs in the toilet and flushed it.
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| Defendant Nguyen Duc Quan and his wife appear in court. Photo: Tran Vu |
The investigation agency issued an emergency detention order and searched the residence of Quan and Quyen, seizing 14 plastic bags containing drugs and many drug pills.
The investigation agency determined that in this case, Quan, Quyen, and Linh sold drugs to users four times.
At the trial, the defendants confessed and admitted their crimes. Defendant Duong admitted that he was the one who initiated the group of friends to go to karaoke and use drugs. Defendant Chi said that because she was a waitress, she “mixed the ke” for customers to use.
The two defendants Quyen and Quan also admitted to selling drugs to the subjects. Quan said he bought the drugs from another subject whose identity and address were unknown.
After considering the role of each defendant in the case, the panel sentenced Tran Hai Duong to 4 years and 6 months in prison, Dau Thi Chi to 2 years in prison, Nguyen Duc Quan to 7 years and 6 months in prison; Hoang Thi Ngoc Quyen and Dang Thi Thuy Linh each to 7 years in prison.