Destroying a complex drug den, seizing many 'hot' weapons

On July 29, Que Phong District Police said that the unit had just coordinated with Kim Son Town Police to successfully fight and destroy a retail location and organize illegal drug use; confiscating many "hot" weapons.

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, the drug crime prevention detectives of the district police discovered a complex drug den right in Kim Son town where "addicts" from inside and outside the area went to buy and use drugs, causing anger and anxiety among the people.

Verifying the information, the detectives determined that the drug den was organized by Lu Xuan Mui (born in 1979), residing in Hong Phong block, Kim Son town. The subject had 2 previous convictions for drug-related crimes. Having just been released from prison, Mui continued to connect with some Lao people he had known before to buy drugs for both use and resale to make illegal profits. In particular, to serve the drug trafficking, Lu Xuan Mui equipped himself with firearms for self-defense.

Guns, knives, and swords seized at the suspect's house. Photo: Quynh Trang

Determined to destroy the above drug den, Que Phong District Police established a special project to fight. On July 24, when they received information that Lu Xuan Mui and some other subjects were present at the house, the special project team decided to crack the case.

At 12:30 on July 24, the Criminal Police Team on Crime, Economics, and Drugs coordinated with Kim Son Town Police to deploy forces and suddenly raid the "den" of illegal drug trading and use right at Lu Xuan Mui's house.

When discovered being surrounded and arrested by the police, Mui and two other subjects, Quang Thi Dung (born in 1984), residing in Hong Phong block, Kim Son town, Que Phong district, and Huynh Ba Duong (born in 1985), residing in Thac Gian ward, Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city, fled into the bedroom, locked the door, and held knives and swords, refusing to cooperate with the working group.

After more than 3 hours of persistently persuading the subjects to give up their intention of resisting, laying down their weapons, and cooperating with the police, at 3:45 p.m. the same day, taking advantage of their carelessness, the detectives quickly approached and successfully controlled the 3 subjects.

Subject Lu Xuan Mui. Photo: Quynh Trang

At the scene, the police discovered and confiscated in Mui's pants pocket a K54 gun with 5 bullets, a knife and a sword. Searching Mui's house, they discovered and confiscated 4 more synthetic drug pills, 1 homemade gun, 13 pig-stabbing knives and swords of various types, 2 mobile phones and some related evidence.

At the police station, through initial investigation, Mui confessed: The K54 gun belonged to a Laotian man who asked Mui to keep it for him. The man also gave Mui about 20 synthetic drug pills; he gradually used them up and only had 4 pills left.

It is known that Dung is a local and came to live with Mui as husband and wife; and Duong is an acquaintance of Mui in prison so he took a bus from Da Nang city to visit his house and borrow money.

Currently, the case is being further investigated and clarified by the Investigation Police Agency of Que Phong District./.