Bank boss and teacher fined one million dong for drug use
Police prosecuted a case of organizing a birthday party using drugs, criminally prosecuted three people, and administratively fined the remaining 10 people.
On the afternoon of December 26, Huong Khe District Police (Ha Tinh) announced that after 5 days of investigating the drug use case at a karaoke bar, the unit had prosecuted three people to investigate the crime.Illegal possession of drugs, according to Article 249 of the 2015 Penal Code. The defendants include: Phan Khac Quynh (28 years old) is detained, Bien Thi Ly (36 years old), Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen (31 years old) is prohibited from leaving the place of residence.
The police said that there was not enough basis to prosecute the remaining 10 people, so they were fined one million VND each for illegal drug use, according to Article 21 of Decree 167/2013. Among them were To Huu Tai (Deputy Director of Agribank Huong Khe Branch), Pham Duc Cuong (officer of Huong Khe Forest Protection Department), a teacher at Huong Tra Primary School and a female accountant at Phuc Trach Kindergarten. These people have been suspended from work and positions by the competent authority.
According to the leader of Huong Khe District Police, Quynh, Ly, and Huyen were prosecuted for bringing 5 ecstasy pills into the karaoke room. At the time of the police inspection, the pills had not been used up.
Previously, at about 9:30 p.m. on December 21, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (Ha Tinh Police) coordinated with Huong Khe District PoliceassaultDubai karaoke bar (Huong Khe town), discovered 6 men and 7 women illegally using drugs.
At the scene, police seized a green nylon bag containing brown dried herbs (weed), 3 gray hexagonal tablets (synthetic drugs), a nylon bag containing white crystals (crystal meth) and many related exhibits serving drug use.
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Some people at the drug party. Photo:AC |
All 13 people tested positive for drugs. They said they rented a room at the karaoke bar to hold a "drug party" to celebrate a friend's birthday.
Article 21, Decree 167/2013 stipulates: Warning or fine from 500,000 to 1,000,000 VND for illegal use of drugs.
Fines of 1,000,000-2,000,000 VND for acts of illegally storing, transporting or appropriating narcotics; manufacturing, buying and selling illegal drug use tools...
Fines of 5,000,000-10,000,000 VND shall be imposed on the person responsible for leading a restaurant or accommodation facility that allows others to take advantage of and use drugs in the managed area...
