Thanh Hoa woman arrested for explosive trafficking
(VOV) - Police in Thanh Hoa province’s Tinh Gia district have arrested a local woman attempting to traffic and trade a large volume of explosives.
Tran Thi Ha, 33 from Tinh Gia district’s Hai Thanh commune, was caught red handed carrying 60kg of explosives, 1,000 detonators, and a slow match on a taxi on February 4.
At the police station, Ha admitted purchasing the devices from Thanh Hoa city for trading in her home commune of Hai Thanh.
Tinh Gia district police are expanding investigation into the case to bring the trafficking ring to light.
Before the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the police and local administration encouraged residents to hand in nearly 14kg of firecrackers, more than 20kg of bombs and mines, and 5kg of explosives.