The trial is arranged at the central bridge point at the People's Court of Region 4 - Hai Phong and the component bridge point at Detention Center No. 1 - Hai Phong City Police, ensuring full compliance with procedural law regulations, and at the same time meeting the requirements of innovating the method of organizing trials in the context of digital transformation.
According to the indictment, at about 11:30 am on January 14, 2025, at floating raft number HP242 in Cat Ba area, Hai Phong, the police force discovered and caught red-handed a group of subjects organizing the illegal use of drugs. Exhibits seized at the scene included homemade drug use tools, crystalline drugs and related exhibits; the results of examination determined that they were all Methamphetamine.
The investigation results determined that Do Minh Thang played a central role in forming and organizing the commission of the crime. Thang was the initiator of contributing money to buy drugs, directly going to buy, preparing utensils for use and managing the use of drugs by many people at the location managed by Dinh Khac Vu.
The process of organizing drug use was carried out with discussion and consensus among the subjects, with the participation of many people, fully showing the characteristic signs of the act of "organization" in the composition of the crime.
Notably, after the incident was discovered, Do Minh Thang fled the locality. The investigating agency issued an arrest warrant; on September 5, 2025, Thang was arrested.
During the search of the defendant's residence, functional forces continued to discover and seize a quantity of Methamphetamine and drug use tools. The forensic conclusion showed that all seized substances were drugs, further consolidating the basis for determining the defendant's act of illegally possessing drugs.
In addition to material evidence, electronic data collected from the subjects' phones clearly showed the content of the exchange about contributing money to buy drugs, agreeing on the location and time of use.
At the investigating agency as well as at the trial, defendant Do Minh Thang and related subjects all admitted their criminal acts.
On that basis, the People's Procuracy of Region 4 - Hai Phong prosecuted defendant Do Minh Thang for the crime of "Organizing the illegal use of narcotics" as prescribed in point b, clause 2, Article 255 and the crime of "Illegally possessing narcotics" as prescribed in point c, clause 1, Article 249 of the Penal Code.
At the trial, the Trial Panel sentenced defendant Do Minh Thang to 9 years and 6 months in prison for the crime of Organizing the illegal use of narcotics and 4 years for the crime of Illegally possessing narcotics, the total penalty for defendant Thang is 13 years and 6 months in prison.
