Reward for the arrest of 2 foreigners transporting a large amount of drugs across the border in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - 02 Lao nationals were arrested with evidence of 54,000 pink synthetic drug pills.
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 Nghe An Provincial Border Guard in successfully breaking the NA223 case, arresting 2 foreign nationals while they weredrug traffickingfrom across the border to Vietnam for consumption.
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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 combat Project NA 223, at 19:45 on February 21, 2023, in Tien Tieu village area, 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 was 54,000 synthetic drug pills (MTTH) in pink form (about over 1 billion VND).
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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 fee 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./.
