A life sentence for a crooked cop doesn't seem enough for his heinous crime. But this is not the end as the culprit has more dark secrets to his name.

Drug Seizures & Arrests

Posted by AI on 2025-06-04 17:55:31 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-06-26 16:38:34

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Drug trafficking is a major issue in Vietnam and globally. But what happens when one of the officers tasked with ending this problem is the very same criminal the police are searching for? A recent verdict for one such criminal serves as a stark reminder of how deep corruption runs in Vietnamese law enforcement.

Nguyen Quang Vinh, 42, a deputy head of the Drug Crime Investigation Police in Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province, was sentenced to life on Tuesday, July 11, for his role in drug trafficking. Two of his accomplices, Nguyen Muoi, 36, and Giang A Sua, 42, received the death penalty.

Vinh's crimes were only discovered after Muoi and Sua were arrested red-handed with drugs in Ba Vi District on the outskirts of Hanoi in July last year. During a search of their vehicle, officers found 12,000 amphetamine pills wrapped in foil inside jars of pickled bamboo shoot. Muoi, who was driving, and Sua, who was a pill supplier, were caught knowingly transporting the drugs into Vietnam from Laos.

After learning that Muoi had been arrested, Vinh reported to his superiors that he had directed Muoi to gather information on drug dealers so that he could effect an arrest and gain credit for it. He denied instructing Muoi to buy narcotics from Sua. However, as confirmed by the Ministry of Public Security's Forensic Science Institute, there were recorded phone calls between Vinh and Muoi discussing the scheme. And Vinh had wired Muoi the money to pay Sua for the drugs.

Despite Vinh's attorney insistence that his client had only intended to gather evidence to make an arrest, the court did not buy it. Vinh was found guilty of "illegally trading in narcotics" and received a life sentence. His accomplices, Muoi and Sua, received the death sentence.

Vinh's sentencing is a reminder that corruption exists within Vietnam's criminal justice system and that some officers are more concerned with personal gain than fighting crime.

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