Son La: Prosecuted 6 criminal cases related to military weapons

The prosecuted subjects include: Lo Van On, born in 1993, Lo Van Moi, born in 1992, Luong Van Phuong, born in 1993, Lo Van Can, born in 1993, Lo Van Hien, born in 1997, Lo Van Thuan, born in 1988.

The above subjects all reside in Na Mun village, Chieng Khay commune, Quynh Nhai district, Son La province.

Previously, on January 2, in Na Mun village, Chieng Khay commune, Quynh Nhai district, Son La province, the Investigation Police Agency of Quynh Nhai district police discovered and seized 6 homemade air guns and 109 bullets. After examination, they were all military weapons.

In addition, the Quynh Nhai District Police Investigation Agency also seized 1 flintlock gun from the above subjects. On February 18, the Quynh Nhai District Police Investigation Agency transferred the report to the Son La Provincial Police Investigation Security Agency for handling.

Evidence seized from the subjects.

At the investigation agency, the defendants confessed that because they liked hunting wild animals, although the local police force had propagandized and educated them about the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools, knowing that buying, storing and using compressed air guns was illegal, they still ordered them on social networks such as Youtube and Zalo, brought them home and assembled them for hunting, and were discovered and handled.

The police agency warned that according to point b, clause 2, Article 2 of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools, effective from January 1, 2025, compressed air guns and bullets used for compressed air guns are regulated as military weapons.

It is strictly forbidden to manufacture, assemble, buy, sell, store, transport and illegally use this type of gun and ammunition. This type of gun uses a compressed air firing mechanism, compressed air has a very high lethality, dangerous to human health and life.

The act of illegally manufacturing, storing, transporting, using, trading or appropriating military weapons can be punished by imprisonment of up to 20 years or life.

Therefore, Son La Provincial Police request that any individual or organization that is illegally storing military weapons voluntarily hand them over to the nearest commune, ward, or town police station. Voluntary handover will not be prosecuted.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/son-la-khoi-to-6-vu-an-hinh-su-lien-quan-den-vu-khi-quan-dung-post866025.html