Death sentence for drug lord

(Baonghean.vn)- On the afternoon of February 10, boss Tuan "Lay" and his disciple Tran Quang Anh Dung were sentenced to death by the court for illegally buying, selling and transporting drugs.

After a day of trial, on the afternoon of February 10, the People's Court of Nghe An province sentenced Phan Dinh Tuan, also known as Phan Anh Tuan, also known as "Tuan Lay" (born in 1971, residing in Vinh city) and his disciple Tran Quang Anh Dung (born in 1966, residing in Ho Chi Minh city) to death for the crime of illegally buying, selling and transporting drugs, and Nguyen Huu Song (born in 1969, residing in Vinh city), a link in the transnational drug ring, to life in prison.

Boss Tuan "Lay" was sentenced to death.

The trial process clarified that Phan Dinh Tuan was the ringleader of an illegal drug trafficking ring in Vinh City. This ring bought drugs from abroad and transported them to Vietnam, then sold them in Ho Chi Minh City.

Expanding the investigation and monitoring Phan Dinh Tuan's movements, at around 5:00 p.m. on July 13, 2014, Tuan drove a FORTUNRE car with license plate 37A - 00629 to pick up Nguyen Huu Song at Block 5, Quan Bau Ward, Vinh City. When getting in the car, Song brought a black suitcase. Tuan drove the car along Highway 46 to Nam Dan District, Thanh Chuong, turned onto Ho Chi Minh Road and continued along Highway 8A to Cau Treo Border Gate in Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province.

Tran Quang Anh Dung, the main link in the drug ring in Ho Chi Minh City, was sentenced to death.

When driving about 2 km from the border gate, Tuan stopped the car on the side of the road and flashed the car's headlights as a signal. From the forest, two men brought two black plastic bags containing drugs pressed into cakes. Song opened the back door of the car, and the two men put the two bags of drugs in the back seat. Song closed the car door, and Tuan continued to drive the car back, driving to the intersection of Hong Linh town, Ha Tinh province. Here, Tuan stopped the car for Song to buy a cell phone and a new phone number. Tuan gave Song 10 million VND for travel expenses. Tuan took Song's newly purchased phone number, continued driving the car along National Highway 1A, heading north for about 3 km, then stopped, told Song to get her suitcase out of the car, and Tuan continued driving to Vinh city.

Nguyen Huu Song, a disciple of Tuan "Lay" was sentenced to life in prison.

After that, Song took a car and brought his luggage to Ho Chi Minh City. Before Tuan's movements, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of Nghe An Province coordinated with the Drug Crime Prevention Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security and the Border Guard of Ha Tinh Province to fight and prevent. At 0:10 on July 15, 2014, in Thuan Bac District, Ninh Thuan Province, the investigation agency stopped a passenger car and caught Nguyen Huu Song red-handed with 40 wheels in a black suitcase.

Song confessed that it was Phan Dinh Tuan's heroin. Tuan hired Song for 2,000 USD to transport it to Ho Chi Minh City and deliver it to Tran Quang Anh Dung. Phan Dinh Tuan was immediately arrested in Vinh City. Searching the MAZDA-CX5 car, the police discovered two pistols. Searching Tuan's residence on Tran Phu Street, Hong Son Ward, Vinh City, the investigation agency seized 105 more bullets of various types, a grenade, and four mobile phones.

Then, on the afternoon of July 15, 2014, at the gas station at Nga Bay - Ho Ky Hoa in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, the police urgently arrested Tran Quang Anh Dung.

At the investigation agency, Tuan and Song confessed that Tuan bought all the drugs from a Laotian named Co, whose address is unknown, and then went with Song to receive them. Tuan hired Song to transport them to Ho Chi Minh City for 10 million Vietnamese Dong and 2,000 USD. Tuan then gave Song 10 million Dong. In Ho Chi Minh City, Dung was the one who received all the drugs to resell for profit.

Expanding the investigation of the case, the police investigation agency determined that in June and July 2014, the drug ring led by Tuan "Lay" directly brought 70 heroin cakes from Laos to Ho Chi Minh City for consumption.

In this case, Phan Dinh Tuan must bear criminal responsibility for three crimes of illegal drug trafficking, with a quantity of 110 heroin cakes, with a total weight equivalent to 37,840.715 grams. In addition, Tuan must bear criminal responsibility for the act of illegally possessing two military guns and 102 military bullets.

Tran Quang Anh Dung must bear criminal responsibility for two crimes of illegal drug trafficking on July 7, 2014 and July 15, 2014, with the amount of 80 heroin cakes, total weight 27,520.52 grams. Nguyen Huu Song must bear criminal responsibility for three acts of illegal drug transportation with the amount of 110 heroin cakes, total weight equivalent to 37,840.715 grams of heroin.

At the trial, the jury affirmed that the defendants’ crimes were extremely serious, the amount of evidence was very large, causing many dangerous consequences for society. In particular, Phan Dinh Tuan had been imprisoned 5 times for different crimes but refused to reform. Tran Quang Anh Dung is a dangerous drug trafficker. Both must be permanently removed from society.

Nguyen Huu Song is a dangerous link, following Tuan's instructions. At the trial, Song sincerely admitted his guilt, was given mitigating circumstances but needed to be completely isolated from society and sentenced to life in prison.

The People's Court of Nghe An province brought the case to trial with the death penalty for Tuan "Lay" and Tran Quang Anh Dung, and life imprisonment for Nguyen Huu Song, which received the attention and sympathy of the people because these were notorious criminals with long-term dangerous crimes.

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