Life sentence for man who borrowed money from friend to trade drugs
(Baonghean.vn) - To have money to buy drugs from Lao people, Bui Van Thanh (residing in Quy Hop district, Nghe An) collected money and borrowed 180 million VND from friends to buy nearly 1kg of drugs.
On November 16, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial to try Bui Van Thanh (born 1982), residing in Quyet Tien hamlet, Tam Hop commune, Quy Hop district, for the crime of“Illegal drug trafficking".
The indictment stated that at noon on June 16, Bui Van Thanh called a man named Tua in Sam To district, Laos to order 1 heroin cake and 30 packages of pink phien to sell for profit. Tua agreed to sell the drugs for 180 million VND.
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| Defendant Bui Van Thanh received a life sentence. Photo: Tran Vu |
Because he only had 130 million, Thanh called a friend to borrow another 50 million. After receiving the money from his friend, Thanh hired a taxi to take him to Dong Van commune, Que Phong district. At Dong Van commune, Thanh got out of the car and told the driver to "go another 500m and wait for me there".
Bui Van Thanh was standing on the side of the road when he saw a man waiting. When he saw Thanh, the man used his flashlight to signal him to go into the forest. Thanh followed the flashlight beam into the forest for about 20 meters and met two men. One of them asked, “Where is the money?”. Thanh gave him 180 million, and the man took the money and went into the forest.
About 10 minutes later, that person returned to give Thanh drugs. When Thanh moved to Truong Banh, Tien Phong commune, the Que Phong district police asked him to stop the car and check, discovered 1 heroin cake weighing 354.72 grams and 30 pink packages weighing 600.92 grams. Thus, the total amount of drugs for which Bui Van Thanh must bear criminal responsibility is 955.64 grams.
At the trial, the defendant admitted all crimes as charged.prosecuteThe defendant confessed to buying drugs to resell for profit. The defendant asked for a reduced sentence to take care of his sick mother and young child.
It is known that Bui Van Thanh was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended, for violating regulations on forest exploitation and protection.
Considering that the defendant's actions were illegal and that the defendant trafficked in large quantities of drugs, a severe sentence was needed. Considering the case as a whole, the court sentenced Bui Van Thanh to life in prison for the crime of Illegal Drug Trafficking.
