Death penalty for drug trafficker and 'hot goods' keeper
(Baonghean.vn) - Having been imprisoned four times, Tran Quoc Lo still reoffended for drug trafficking. For buying and selling more than 3.7 kg of drugs and illegally possessing military weapons, Lo received a combined sentence of death.
On February 20, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened the first instance trial of defendant Tran Quoc Lo (born 1974), residing in Khanh Hop commune, Nghi Loc district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking” and “Illegal possession of military weapons”.
Around the end of 2021, while drinking, Tran Quoc Lo bought 2 pistols and 5 rubber bullets for a total of 5.4 million VND from a man of unknown origin for use.
In March 2022, Lo went to Tri Le commune, Que Phong district to buy 3.5 kg of "crystal meth" and 1 heroin cake from a Mong man for a total of 470 million VND. Lo brought the drugs home to hide and sell for profit.
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Defendant Tran Quoc Lo was sentenced to death. Photo: Tran Vu |
On the afternoon of April 27, 2022, Lo sold Phan Minh Giang a package of crystal meth for 3 million VND. After buying the drugs, Giang went to a field near National Highway 46, in Nghi An commune, Vinh city to use it, but was discovered by the police.
Based on Giang's testimony, the authorities detained Tran Quoc Lo on an emergency basis. A search of Lo's home discovered many packages of drugs with a total weight of more than 3.7 kg. In addition, Lo also illegally concealed a homemade pistol belonging to the military category at home.
Lo is a defendant with a bad personal history, having been imprisoned four times for theft, illegal possession of drugs, and illegal drug trafficking.
At this trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. The defendant said he trafficked drugs for profit despite having been in prison many times.
Faced with the strict sentence of the law, the defendant presented his final words: "If possible, please give the defendant a chance to start his life over."
Considering that in this case the defendant committed the crime of buying and selling a large quantity of drugs. Therefore, the court sentenced Tran Quoc Lo to death for the crime of Illegal trading of drugs, 2 years in prison for the crime of Illegal possession of military weapons; The total sentence for the defendant is death.
For Phan Minh Giang, because the amount of drugs purchased for use could not be determined, the police decided to administratively fine him 1.5 million VND for illegal use of drugs./.
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