On August 6, the Hai Chau District Police, Da Nang City announced that they had just cracked the second phase of the operation to purchase and sell illicit drugs from Laos to Da Nang, arrested Pham Tien Dat (30 years old, residing in Phuong Binh Hien, Hai Chau District), seized approximately 1 kg of ma túy Ketamine and 74 tablets of ecstasy.
Dat is the remaining link in Operation 293Đ, which was established, fought, and implemented by the Hai Chau District Police in June 2024. At that time, the police arrested Tran Kim Hoan (52 years old), residing in Do Luong District, Nghe An Province, seized approximately 1 kg of Ketamine, 2,110 tablets of ecstasy.
It is known that after his accomplices were arrested in the first phase of the operation, Pham Tien Dat continued to operate but more secretly. This subject directly traveled to Laos multiple times to find a source of illicit drugs to bring back to Da Nang for consumption.
At the beginning of August 2024, the Operation Team determined that Dat had just received illicit drugs from Laos, so they organized surveillance and waited for the right opportunity to apprehend him. On the evening of August 5, under the direct leadership of the Hai Chau District Police Chief, the Operation Team arrested Pham Tien Dat when the subject was storing approximately 1 kg of Ketamine, 74 tablets of ecstasy, 1 electronic scale, and other related evidence. It is known that Pham Tien Dat is a subject with a prior conviction for the crime of "Intentionally Causing Injury" and "Robbery," and has been repeatedly punished for the offense of using illicit drugs.
To date, Operation 293Đ, established and fought by the Hai Chau District Police, has arrested many related subjects, seized a total of approximately 2 kg of Ketamine and 2,200 tablets of ecstasy.
Timely recognition and reward for the investigative force, on the morning of August 6, the Hai Chau District Chief awarded the Hai Chau District Police 20 million VND.
