Reward for the arrest of two foreigners transporting a large amount of drugs across the border in Nghe An

On the afternoon of February 22, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee directly awarded and congratulated the outstanding achievements of the Nghe An Provincial Border Guard in successfully breaking the NA223 case, arresting 2 foreign nationals while they were on duty.drug traffickingfrom across the border to Vietnam for consumption.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee awarded and congratulated the excellent achievements in fighting and preventing drug crimes of Nghe An Provincial Border Guard. Photo: Anh Bach

Accordingly, implementing the plan to fight Project NA 223, at 7:45 p.m. on February 21, 2023, in Tien Tieu village, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province, the Border Guard force of Nghe An province caught red-handed 02 foreigners, Cho Gia (born in 1994), in Pha Lan village, Tham Thao cluster, Noong Het district, Xieng Khouang province and Chu Gia (born in 1996), residing in Xan Nhom village, Tham Thao cluster, Noong Het district, Xieng Khouang province, Laos, who were illegally transporting drugs. Evidence seized at the scene included 54,000 synthetic drug pills (MTTH) in pink form (about over 1 billion VND).

Two subjects and evidence. Photo: Anh Bach

Through quick investigation, the two subjects confessed that they were hired by a man with unknown name and age residing in Noong Het district, Xieng Khouang province, Laos to transport the above drugs across the border to Vietnam for a salary of 5 million Lao kip per person (equivalent to about 20 million Vietnamese Dong). When they arrived at the above location, they were discovered and arrested.

Currently, the Nghe An Provincial Border Guard is expanding the investigation of the case and completing the case file for handling according to the provisions of law./.