Police seize 35kg of heroin
The drug
trafficker, 47-year-old Ta Van Hung, was shot dead when he refused to
lay down his gun and surrender after the long car chase.
According to the police report, Hung had resided in an apartment in Tu
Liem district, Hanoi. He was previously part of a gang in Yen The
district of his home province of Bac Giang.
Police said they also found four bags containing 800 heroin tablets as
well as 20,000 USD and 150 million VND (7,200 USD) in cash.
According to media, police were chasing suspicious-looking Lexus found
to be driven by Hung for several hours before he abandoned the vehicle
in Lac Son District after setting it on fire.
He then
stole a motorbike and drove off with police in pursuit. After further
chase, officers managed to head him off and surround him but he refused
to surrender, forcing police to pull gunfire.
The
Public Security Ministry and other officials of northern Hoa Binh
Province provided certificates of recognition to the police involved in
the chase and asked that further investigations be conducted to trace
the root of the drug ring.-VNA