Temporarily detained a vehicle with a fake license plate carrying more than 2.4 cubic meters of wood.

At around 2:30 a.m. on December 28, seeing suspicious signs, the patrol team of the Traffic Police Team of Ky Son district, who were on duty in the area of ​​Tham Hon village, Na Ngoi commune, ordered to stop a pickup truck with license plate 37A - 021.86, driven by Mr. Tran Van Phong, born in 1975, residing in Quang Phu block, Quang Tien ward, Thai Hoa town, Nghe An.

Upon inspection, the authorities discovered the vehicle was filled with wood. Photo: Lu Phu

Upon inspection, the authorities discovered that the vehicle had a fake blue license plate (state license plate), and that the back seats and trunk were filled with wood. The authorities took the driver and all the wood to the Ky Son District Police Station for questioning.

Through searching the vehicle, the authorities discovered in the vehicle and its trunk 32 wooden panels measuring more than 1 meter in length, 32 to 50 centimeters wide, 8 to 14 centimeters thick or more, with a volume of 2.4 cubic meters.³.

The authorities have confiscated the wood and detained the vehicle for further investigation. Photo: Lu Phu

At the investigation agency, driver Tran Van Phong stated that the wood was yellow heartwood. Phong was hired to drive for a man named Ha in Khe Kien village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district.

At the investigation agency, Mr. Phong stated that the above timber was transported from the border commune of Na Ngoi (Ky Son) to Luu Kien commune (Tuong Duong) for consumption. Photo: Lu Phu