The sophisticated cover of a man who works as a pig butcher

On October 26, Nghe An Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial to try Pham Xuan Huynh (born 1984), residing in Khanh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, for the crime of "Illegal drug trafficking".

On May 22, 2020, Huynh went to Tri Le commune, Que Phong district, to buy 2 packages of pink phien from a Mong man for 4 million VND. After that, Huynh was also given 2 and a half ecstasy pills by the seller.

At 8:30 p.m. on May 29, Duong Van Duc (residing in Cong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district) called Huynh and said: "Do you have any items? Let me wrap them up. A friend from Dien Chau will come pick them up later. I'm in Saigon right now."

A few dozen minutes later, Huynh received a phone call from a man who introduced himself as Duc's friend asking to buy a package of heroin. Huynh agreed to sell it for 4 million VND.

Defendant Pham Xuan Huynh was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Photo: Tran Vu

At 9:30 p.m. the same day, Huynh took a package containing 198 pink pills (weighing 20.05 grams) and rode his motorbike to a field in My Khanh hamlet to sell to customers when he encountered a police team from Vinh City. Seeing this, Huynh immediately abandoned his motorbike and ran away.

Vinh City Police executed an emergency search warrant at Pham Xuan Huynh's residence, seizing 123 pink pills (12.35 grams) hidden in Huynh's pants pocket and 1.25 grams of MDMA.

It is known that Pham Xuan Huynh was once administratively punished for the crime.gamble.In addition, in 2017 Huynh was sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegal possession of drugs.

In court, the defendant admitted all the crimes. The defendant stated that if this business was successful, he would make double the profit compared to the investment. Huynh stated that before his arrest, he worked as a pig butcher in the area. The defendant asked for a lighter sentence because he has four young children.

The panel of judges determined that in this case, the defendant's recidivism was an aggravating circumstance. However, in this case, the defendant had mitigating circumstances such as his honest confession and remorse. The defendant's father was awarded the Youth Volunteer Medal. The defendant was awarded 2 certificates of merit by the People's Committee of Cong Thanh commune for his work in the fight against crime in 2019; The defendant had saved 2 drowning students.

Considering the case as a whole, the court sentenced Pham Xuan Huynh to 11 years in prison for illegal drug trafficking.