Three more suspects arrested in drug trafficking gang holding guns
At least seven people were identified as being involved in Nguyen Thanh Trung's drug and weapons ring.
On February 18, Ha Tinh police said that expanding the investigation into the case of a drug trafficking group holding guns, the investigation agency arrested Pham Thanh Hung (40 years old, residing in Son Tay commune), Nguyen Ba Bao (17 years old, residing in Son Kim 2 commune) and Nguyen Thanh Thao (28 years old, residing in Son Kim 1 commune), confiscating nearly 1,800 synthetic drug pills and a grenade.
"The three suspects were identified as having close ties to Nguyen Thanh Trung's drug ring," said the leader of Ha Tinh Police.
According to local authorities, Hung is a drug addict, unemployed, and a vagrant. Thao is unmarried and has no criminal record.
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Mobile police at the scene surrounded and arrested the drug gang. Photo:CA |
Previously, at around 3:00 p.m. on February 15, the Drug Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) and Ha Tinh Police discovered Nguyen Thanh Trung (34 years old), Nguyen Anh Tuan (28 years old), and Nguyen Huu Phuoc (21 years old) driving a pickup truck without a license plate and a Fortuner car with a Gia Lai license plate on National Highway 8C through Huong Son district, showing suspicious signs, so they stopped for inspection.
The drivers of the two cars did not obey orders, drove into the task force and fled. The police team had to jump to both sides of the road to avoid them and used specialized vehicles to chase them.
Phuoc then stopped the Fortuner on the side of the road and fled into the forest to hide. The pickup truck continued for about 5 km, reaching the road connecting Son Lam and Son Giang communes (Huong Son district) and then crashed into a field. Tuan and Trung sat in the car, locked the door, held guns and held out, and were surrounded by hundreds of police and border guards.
At 5 p.m., Tuan surrendered. More than two hours later, Trung threw away his gun, grenades, and knife and got out of the car. After 18 hours of hiding in the forest, Phuoc surrendered on the morning of February 16.
Yesterday, the police announced the arrest of Dao Viet Son (27 years old, Trung's cousin) for his involvement in drug trafficking in this ring.
Colonel Le Van Sao, Director of Ha Tinh Police, said that the suspects were part of a drug trafficking ring that crossed the Lao border into Vietnam through Cau Treo border gate (Huong Son district). To crack down on the ring, the provincial police coordinated with the Drug Prevention Department (Ministry of Public Security) to set up a special project to combat it.
