Police nab three for providing drugs to clients at Hanoi discotheques
Police in Hanoi have arrested three members of a ring that provided drugs to customers at local bars and discotheques, and have seized from them over 480 grams of drugs and 1,350 synthetic drug tablets.
After days of investigation, police in Dong Da District on April 29 officially charged Nguyen Quoc Binh, 50, Dao Van Dong, 56, and Nguyen Quang Ngoc, 44, with illegally trading in narcotics pursuant to Article 194 of the Penal Code.
Dong was arrested on April 17 morning, when police, acting on a tip-off, raided a house at 226 Bach Mai Street, Hai Ba Trung District, and caught him storing 1,100 synthetic drug tablets and 186 grams of ketamin.
Based on Dong’s testimonies, police searched another house on Le Duan Street later the same day and arrested Binh after discovering 250 synthetic drug tablets and 84 grams of ketamin in the house.
A day later, police continued detained Ngoc at his home and seized from him 211 grams of methamphetamine, a type of synthetic drug.
An initial investigation showed that Binh and Ngoc were in charge of dealing with drug suppliers while Dong’s duty was to deliver drugs, packed in small plastic bags, to customers.
The three men often rented houses in small alleys to hide drugs and installed camera systems around these houses, investigators said.
In order to avoid police detection, these drug traders frequently changed their residence and delivered drugs to customers’ places, mainly bars and discotheques, according to investigators.
Police are expanding their investigation to track down others involved in the ring.