Nghe An Court sentences to death man who attempted to transport drugs into hospital
(Baonghean.vn) - Nguyen Van Nghia agreed to transport more than 14 kg of drugs for a subject in a mountainous district of Nghe An. The "reward" that Nghia received for this business deal was...a death sentence!
On April 13, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of defendant Nguyen Van Nghia (born 1984), residing in Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district, for the crime of "Illegal transportation of narcotics".
Around the beginning of 2020, Nghia worked as ataxi driverin Kim Son town, Que Phong district and met a man named Vi Van Hoi.
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| Defendant Nguyen Van Nghia was sentenced to death. Photo: Tran Vu |
On October 10, 2020, Nghia was at home when Hoi called and told him to go to Que Phong district to transport drugs to Vinh city and he would be paid.
Nghia agreed, so at noon that same day, he borrowed a motorbike and went to Tri Le commune, Que Phong district. Following the instructions over the phone from a stranger, Nghia found a suitcase full of drugs including: 6 heroin bars (more than 2.1 kg) and 15 drug packages (more than 12 kg). Nghia brought them back to his house to hide.
Nghia confessed: Early in the morning of October 12, under Hoi's direction, Nghia took some drugs to a large hospital in Vinh City to deliver to the "customer". While Nghia was sitting in a taxi holding the "goods", he was arrested by Do Luong District Police.
During a search of Nghia’s residence, police seized various types of drugs. The investigation agency determined that Nguyen Van Nghia must bear criminal responsibility for transporting more than 14.1 kg of drugs.
At the trial, defendant Nghia admitted to transporting drugs for Hoi. The defendant said he got involved in drugs due to debt pressure.
With an exceptionally large amount of drugs, the People's Court sentenced Nguyen Van Nghia to death for the crime of "Illegal transportation of drugs".
Regarding Vi Van Hoi, this subject did not admit to hiring Nghia to transport drugs. The Investigation Police Department has initiated another criminal case, prosecuting the accused Vi Van Hoi for the crimes of "Illegal trading of narcotics" and "Illegal possession and use of military weapons" that occurred on November 10, 2020, in Kim Son town, Que Phong district. Therefore, there is no basis to determine that Hoi is an accomplice in this case.
