On 11 November 2026, the People’s Court of Region 6 in Hung Yen held a first-instance trial and sentenced three defendants to a total of 21 years in prison for organising illegal use of narcotic substances.[1] The court gave Dau Thanh Tung, Dau Van Trung and Luong Nhat Tan seven years in prison each.[1] Tung was born in 1995 and Trung and Tan were both born in 1999, and all three lived in Dong Cao hamlet, Ai Quoc commune, Hung Yen Province.[1]
According to the indictment, on 9 June 2026 the three agreed to pool money to buy cannabis for personal use.[1] They then jointly contributed money to obtain the cannabis, used it together, played games and continued spending time together.[1] On 14 June 2026, Ai Quoc commune police, acting on a tip from residents, summoned Tung, Trung and Tan to the station for questioning.[1] During questioning, all three confessed to organising illegal use of narcotic substances on the night of 9 June 2026.[1] Investigators seized implements used for consuming cannabis, and confiscated the defendants’ three mobile phones for the state budget.[1]
Forensic testing found substances that are metabolic products of cannabis in the urine samples of all three men.[1] At trial, the defendants admitted their own and their accomplices’ criminal acts as charged in the indictment.[1] The panel said the offence was very serious and harmed society, infringing the State’s monopoly on narcotics control as well as public order and safety.[1] It noted that a defendant had previously served a prison term for storing narcotic substances yet reoffended, showing disregard for the law.[1]
