Thanh Thuy International Border Guard Station caught a subject red-handed growing 1,000 opium plants.

On March 29, through patrolling, controlling and understanding the situation in the area, Thanh Thuy International Border Guard Station, Ha Gang Border Guard discovered and caught red-handed Ly Thi Chua (born in 1960, residing in Lao Chai commune, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province) planting nearly 1,000 opium plants mixed with a vegetable garden (growing area of ​​about 40 square meters).

Subject Ly Thi Chua planted nearly 1,000 opium plants mixed with a vegetable garden.

Thanh Thuy International Border Guard Station coordinated with functional forces to draw up a record of the crime and arrest the offender, uproot all the opium poppy plants, and bring the person and evidence to the border guard station for further investigation and verification.

Record the arrest of the offender red-handed, destroy all the opium plants

At the unit, the subject Chua confessed that in early 2024, when she went up to the top of Tay Con Linh mountain, she discovered an old opium poppy plant, so she picked the fruit and brought it back to use as seeds; when it was time to sow mustard greens, Ms. Chua took the above opium poppy seeds and planted them with mustard greens on 2 small fields of her house, with the purpose of making medicine. Upon inspection, the old opium poppy fruit had been cut along the body of the fruit to get the sap.

Upon inspection, the old opium poppy fruit was cut along the body to get the resin.

Based on the testimony, evidence and exhibits collected, Thanh Thuy International Border Guard Station coordinated with relevant agencies to complete procedures to handle Chua according to the provisions of law./.

Tien Thang (Ha Giang Border Guard)

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