Promoted soldiers with achievements in drug cases in Nghe An
The Ministry of National Defense decided to raise the salary ahead of schedule for Major Tran Manh Hung and promote the rank of Nguyen Dinh Tai from Lieutenant to Senior Lieutenant.
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These are two border guards injured in a recent drug case in Nghe An.
Senior Lieutenant General Le Chiem, Deputy Minister of National Defense, visited and encouraged two soldiers being treated at Hospital 108. While chasing drug traffickers from Laos to Vietnam, the suspects fought back with guns. Lieutenant Tai was shot in the spine, and Major Hung was shot in the shoulder.
In this case, authorities seized 20 heroin cakes, 7kg of crystal meth and 12,000 synthetic drug pills.