Border guard major died while arresting cross-border drug trafficking group
Being pursued, a transnational drug trafficking group opened fire, killing one Thanh Hoa border guard officer and injuring two other soldiers.
At around 2:30 p.m. on June 3, Bat Mot Border Guard Station coordinated with the Drug and Crime Prevention Department (Thanh Hoa Border Guard) to patrol and control the border area in Thuong Xuan district.
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Evidence seized by authorities. Photo:Lam Son. |
When arriving at Duc village, Bat Mot commune (Thuong Xuan district, Thanh Hoa), the border guards discovered a man carrying a cloth bag from border marker 358 with many suspicious signs, so they asked him to stop for inspection.
Suddenly, another person hiding nearby fired several shots at the task force to rescue his accomplices. The task force fired AKs in pursuit, but the criminal group took advantage of the complex terrain to escape across the border.
The series of bullets killed Major Vi Van Nhat, an investigation officer of the Anti-Drug and Crime Task Force of the Thanh Hoa Border Guard.
Two other soldiers, Lieutenant Nguyen Binh Minh and Captain Vu Xuan Phuong, were injured and are being treated at the hospital. The task force seized 12,000 synthetic drug pills at the scene and pursued the group of people who escaped.
