Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The suspicions of two drivers have led to the arrest and prosecution of two South African nationals on drug-related charges, Ho Chi Minh City’s police have announced.
Lykert Bevan Dean, 37, is charged with illegal drug sales, while Rohde Reinart, 30, is accused of organising illicit drug use.
The case was unfolded on May 15, 2024, when the two drivers received delivery orders from an apartment at Van Do Residence in district 4. The packages were to be delivered to Thu Duc city and Binh Thanh district.
Upon receiving the packages, they noticed suspicious signs and promptly reported their concerns to the police, who later discovered the two packages containing a total of 23.829 grams of cannabis.
Following the discovery, police searched apartment 14.10 in Van Do Residence, where they found an additional 68.72 grams of cannabis.
Dean and Reinart, who were renting the apartment, were immediately arrested.
Investigations revealed that the two suspects had rented the apartment since August 2023. In September 2023, Dean allegedly purchased cannabis from an unidentified individual on Bui Vien street in district 1 for personal use.
Reinart later asked to buy some of the cannabis from Dean, who agreed and sold him approximately 5 grams on two occasions for 1 million VND (about 39 USD) each time.
However, Reinart stopped buying from Dean after finding his prices higher than other drug dealers on Bui Vien street. Reinart then began purchasing cannabis directly from these dealers for personal use and for his girlfriend.
In addition to selling to Reinart, Dean allegedly sold 12 grams of cannabis to an American national, Le Dinh, also known as Nate, a 34-year-old English teacher who worked at the same school as Dean, for 2.6 million VND (approximately 102 USD)./.
