Nghe An police arrested 2 subjects buying and selling drugs on cyberspace
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, Nghe An Provincial Police, has just successfully broken up a case, arresting two subjects for illegally buying and selling drugs on the internet.
Previously, through the work of grasping the situation of associations, groups, and accounts on the cyberspace that showed signs of suspected drug-related criminal activities, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department discovered that the Telegram social network account named "Bom" participated in many groups such as: keo ke - nuoc vui - Sai Gon, Hanoi, Da Nang; nuoc vui - tong nguon; keo ke bay lac chinh xuan; com keo moc bai... showing signs of suspicion of participating in illegal drug trafficking activities, so they focused on professional measures to verify.
The results of the investigation revealed that the owner of the Telegram social account named “Bom” is Tran Van Luan (born in 1991), residing in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, Nghe An. During the verification process, the authorities discovered that Tran Van Luan had suspicious signs of using the above Telegram network account and Zalo social network account to communicate and connect to organize illegal drug trafficking activities of a network nature, from Que Phong district to other localities for consumption.
Faced with that situation, with the determination to keep the area clean, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department established a special project to fight and eradicate. During the fight, the Special Project Board discovered that in addition to using social networks to organize criminal activities, Tran Van Luan also used intermediary accounts to receive and transfer money to buy drugs; disguised and hid drugs as goods to consign via passenger vehicles or delivery services...
Collecting documents and evidence, at about 9:40 p.m. on November 6, 2024, at km 682 + 300 of Ho Chi Minh road, in Tan Tien hamlet,In Ky Tan commune, Tan Ky district, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department presided over and coordinated with professional units and Tan Ky district police to discover and arrest Tran Van Luan and Le Dinh Viet (born in 1993), residing in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, for the act of illegal drug trafficking.
During the arrest, 6,000 synthetic drug pills were discovered and confiscated wrapped in many layers of plastic bags and bears in the empty compartment under the back seat of the pickup truck that Tran Van Luan and Le Dinh Viet were using. In addition, the authorities discovered and confiscated 2 mobile phones and 1 dagger on the passenger seat of the car.
At the investigation agency, Tran Van Luan and Le Dinh Viet initially admitted their crimes.
Currently, the case is being further investigated and expanded for handling according to the provisions of law.