Ministry of Public Security commends units for dismantling drug trafficking ring on cyberspace

NDO - The Ministry of Public Security has just sent a letter of commendation to the Director of Quang Nam Provincial Police Department and the Director of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention for their achievements in the fight against a large-scale drug trafficking ring on cyberspace.

Accordingly, on November 4, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security, Lieutenant General Pham The Tung, Deputy Minister of Public Security, sent a letter of commendation to the Director of Quang Nam Provincial Police and the Director of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention for their achievements in the fight against a large-scale drug trafficking ring online.

Previously, from June to October, professional units of Quang Nam Police coordinated with the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security) and police in many localities to establish a special investigation project to investigate and prosecute a nationwide drug trafficking ring on cyberspace.

Through two phases of the investigation, 6 related subjects were prosecuted and temporarily detained, including: Hoang Van Chung, Vo Thi Truc Mai, Nguyen Phi Co, Tran Ngoc Quy, Nguyen Thanh Trung, Nguyen Trong Kinh. In which, Hoang Van Chung, residing in Lam Dong province, was the leader, growing marijuana, selling it to subjects who then resold it to users.

The illegal drug trafficking activities of the subjects have illegally profited more than 30 billion VND. The evidence seized from the case is more than 40kg of dried marijuana, 7.5 billion VND and many other evidences.

Initial investigation results determined that this was a large-scale drug trafficking ring on cyberspace, operating nationwide with sophisticated methods and tricks, tightly organized, and with a clear division of tasks.

Evidence of the case.

The subjects in the ring and the customers do not know each other, only communicating via social networks. The purchase and sale is done through bank transfers and express delivery services.

The letter of commendation reads: This is an outstanding achievement, demonstrating the determination, high sense of responsibility, and sharpness in the profession of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Quang Nam Provincial Police in preventing and combating drug crimes and high-tech crimes.

With the above achievements, the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security have decided to give 3 units an extraordinary reward: the Department of Drug Crime Investigation; the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Quang Nam Provincial Police); Department 4, Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security), each unit 20 million VND.

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