Chi tie^'t phie^n toa` xu+? vu. a'n ma tuy' nga`y 8/5

[Dam Son <son@u.washington.edu>]

Lu+o+.c tri'ch tin ha?i ngoa.i:

Chi tie^'t vu. a'n ddu+o+`ng da^y ma tu'y lo+'n nha^'t Vie^.t Nam nga`y
8/5.

Nga`y 8/5/97, To`a a'n Ha` No^.i dda~ bu+o+'c sang nga`y thu+' 6 xe't xu+?
vu. a'n Vu~ Xua^n Tru+o+`ng va` ddo^`ng bo.n, co' lie^n quan dde^'n ha`nh
vi la`m sai le^.ch ho^` so+ va` vi pha.m vie^.c nie^m phong, ke^ bie^n
ta`i sa?n vu. a'n. 

Hai dda.i ta' ca?nh sa't la` Tra^`n Duy Sa?n (Cu.c tru+o+?ng Cu.c Ca?nh
sa't Kinh te^') va` Dda(.ng Va(n Sang (pho' Cu.c tru+o+?ng Cu.c Ca?nh sa't
Ddie^`u tra) thuo^.c Bo^. No^.i Vu.  pha?i ra gia?i tri`nh tru+o+'c to`a
vo+'i ddi.a vi. pha'p ly' la` ngu+o+`i la`m chu+'ng. Hai dda.i ta' ca?nh
sa't na`y dde^`u no'i la` mi`nh kho^ng co' lie^n quan gi` dde^'n Vu~ Xua^n
Tru+o+`ng, nhu+ng ca? hai dde^`u co^ng nha^.n "co' thie^'u so't trong
nhie^.m vu.", kho^ng thu+.c hie^.n ddu'ng quy tri`nh chi? dda.o ke^'
hoa.ch trinh sa't ddie^`u tra, thay ddo^?i ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra, v.v. 

Tra.m bie^n pho`ng Ta^y Trang co' nhie^.m vu. kie^?m tra ha`ng ho'a,
phu+o+ng tie^.n va` ngu+o+`i xua^'t-nha^.p ca?nh qua cu+?a kha^?u, the^'
nhu+ng tu+` na(m 1992 cho dde^'n khi bi. ba('t, Ca (bi. ba('t nga`y
31/8/96), Du+o+ng va` Tua^'n (cu`ng bi. ba('t nga`y 26/12/96) dda~ kho^ng
la`m ddu'ng chu+'c tra'ch ddu+o+.c giao, ma` co`n tu+`ng bu+o+'c bi. lo^i
ke'o tie^'p tay, va` sau ddo' la` tru+.c tie^'p tham gia va`o vie^.c buo^n
ba'n ma tu'y tu+` nu+o+'c ngoa`i va`o Vie^.t Nam.

Qua lo+`i khai cu?a ca'c bi. ca'o ta.i phie^n to`a thi` Ca, Du+o+ng,
Tua^'n dda~ cam ke^'t vo+'i phe Tru+o+`ng, Tha('ng "Be'o" la` kho^ng
kie^?m tra nhu+~ng chuye^'n xe cu?a ho. khi va^.n chuye^?n ma tu'y qua
cu+?a kha^?u Ta^y Trang. Khi qua, ho. no^.p 100 my~ kim mo^.t ca(.p
(heroin), hoa(.c ddu+a rie^ng mo^~i ngu+o+`i 200 my~ kim. Tu+` tha'ng 1/93
dde^'n tha'ng 6/96, Dda`o Xua^n Se qua cu+?a kha^?u Ta^y Trang 53 lu+o+.t,
Nguye^~n Tro.ng Tha('ng 12 lu+o+.t va` 11 ngu+o+`i La`o buo^n ba'n heroin
qua 241 lu+o+.t.

Tru+o+'c nhie^`u chu+'ng cu+' kho^ng the^? cho^'i ca~i ddu+o+.c, Tra^`n
Ngo.c Du+o+ng dda~ buo^.c pha?i thu' nha^.n vo+'i Ho^.i ddo^`ng xe't xu+?
ve^` 4 la^`n va^.n chuye^?n heroin. La` To^? tru+o+?ng To^? kie^?m soa't
o+? cu+?a kha^?u Ta^y Trang, Nguye^~n Tro.ng Tua^'n dda~ cu`ng Bu`i Danh
Ca, Tra^`n Ngo.c Du+o+ng cam ke^'t vo+'i Dda`o Xua^n Xe va` Nguye^~n
Tro.ng Tha('ng la` kho^ng kie^?m tra xe cho+? heroin cu?a Xe va` Tha('ng
ddi tu+` La`o va`o qua cu+?a kha^?u Ta^y Trang. Do ddo', co' la^`n Tua^'n
dda~ ddu+o+.c Dda`o Xua^n Xe cho 3 trie^.u ddo^`ng. Bu`i Danh Ca, la` thu?
tru+o+?ng cu?a Tua^'n, va` Vu~ Xua^n Tru+o+`ng kha(?ng ddi.nh chi'nh
Nguye^~n Tro.ng Tua^'n la` mo^.t tha`nh vie^n trong vie^.c ba?o ke^ cho
ha`ng heroin tu+` La`o qua cu+?a kha^?u Ta^y Trang va`o Vie^.t Nam. 

Chie^`u 8/5/1997, Ho^.i ddo^`ng xe't xu+? dda~ tha^?m va^'n Vu~ Phong Ma~
ve^` no^.i dung to+` gia^'y ma` Ma~ ne'm tu+` trong chie^'c xe da^~n gia?i
bi. can ra cho Bu`i Tro.ng Kim ngay o+? sa^n phie^n to`a\. Ma~ kho^ng
cho^'i ma` no'i ro~ la`: "To+` gia^'y ddo' to^i nha('n ve^` nha` dde^? gia
ddi`nh ddi ddo`i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i no+. mu+o+.n tie^`n to^i". Ba` chu? to.a
phie^n to`a Hoa`ng Tra^n Thanh ye^u ca^`u Ma~ no'i ro~ ai no+. va` no+.
bao nhie^u\? Ma~ ke^?: "Anh Ddo? no+. 75 trie^.u; anh Thi 10.000 ddo^;
chi. Nguye^~n Thi. Ho`a, ca'n bo^. pho`ng Ha^.u ca^`n co^ng an ti?nh Lai
Cha^u, 20 trie^.u ddo^`ng; va` gu+?i chi. Tra^`n Thi. Ma't, ca'n bo^.
pho`ng Ha^.u ca^`n co^ng an ti?nh Lai Cha^u, mo^.t chie^'c ca(.p ma`u
dden". Ngay lu'c ddo', ba` Hoa`ng Tra^n Thanh dda~ ddo.c bie^n ba?n thu
giu+~ tang va^.t ve^` so^' ta`i sa?n dde^? trong chie^'c ca(.p ma`u dden
ddo', go^`m: 30.000 my~ kim, mo^.t tho?i kim loa.i ma`u va`ng, mo^.t da^y
chuye^`n ba(`ng kim loa.i ma`u va`ng va` mo^.t gia^'y mua ma?nh dda^'t o+?
Vi~nh Tuy, qua^.n Hai Ba` Tru+ng, Ha` No^.i\. Ma~ kho^ng nha^.n trong
ca(.p dden co' nhu+~ng ta`i sa?n ddo'. 

Ca'c nha^n chu+'ng o+? Bo^. No^.i Vu. no'i gi` tru+o+'c to`a:

Sau khi bi. ba('t khoa?ng 1 tha'ng, Tru+o+`ng co' gu+?i ve^` cho Lu.a
mo^.t la' thu+ va` Vu~ Thu+o+`ng Kie^.t dda~ ddo.c ddu+o+.c. Trong thu+,
Tru+o+`ng co' ye^u ca^`u gu+?i tie^`n le^n tra.i\.  Dde^'n nay va^~n chu+a
ddu+o+.c la`m sa'ng to? la` ta.i sao Tru+o+`ng la.i ca^`n nhie^`u tie^`n
ddu+a va`o tu` dde^? la`m gi`. 

Ba?n ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra vu. a'n Xie^ng Phe^nh va` Sie^ng Nhung
ddu+o+.c vie^'t xong nga`y 15/4/95, do Qua^n cha^'p bu't du+o+'i su+. chi?
dda.o cu?a Ba?n. Nga`y 3/5/95, ca'c bi. ca'o la.i ddu+o+.c to^'ng dda.t
mo^.t ba?n ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra thu+' hai\. Ca? hai ba?n ke^'t lua^.n
ddie^`u tra co' no^.i dung kha'c nhau, nhu+ng la.i dde^` cu`ng mo^.t
nga`y, cu`ng so^', do Dda.i ta' Dda(.ng Va(n Sang ky', ddu+o+.c Ba?n va`
Qua^n to^'ng dda.t cho ca'c bi. ca'o\. Va` chi? sau ho+n 1 tha'ng ddu+o+.c
tra? tu+. do, Xie^ng Nhung dda~ the^m 3 la^`n va`o la.i Vie^.t Nam dde^?
buo^n ba'n ma tu'y\. DDe^? gia?i tri`nh vie^.c na`y Vu~ Ba?n ddo^? cho la`
co' su+. chi? dda.o cu?a ca^'p tre^n. Ba('t dda^`u tu+` cuo^.c ho.p, trong
ddo', co' su+. co' ma(.t cu?a mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i co' tra'ch nhie^.m cu?a
ca'c nga`nh chu+'c na(ng thuo^.c Bo^. No^.i Vu., Vie^.n Kie^?m Sa't, va`o
nga`y 27/4/95. Ve^` ha`nh vi la^'y chie^'c xe mang bie^?n so^' 0054 dda~
ddu+o+.c nie^m phong, Ba?n va` Qua^n dda~ ddo^? lo^~i cho nhau\. Ba?n cho
la` mi`nh kho^ng co' lo^~i vi` dda~ kho^ng tru+.c tie^'p tham gia the^m
nu+~a, vie^.c na`y co' su+. phe^ chua^?n ba(`ng va(n ba?n cu?a Sa?n, Cu.c
tru+o+?ng cu.c Ca?nh sa't Kinh te^' C15, va` su+. ddo^`ng y' mie^.ng cu?a
o^ng Dda(.ng Va(n Sang, ca^'p tre^n tru+.c tie^'p cu?a Ba?n. Co`n Qua^n
la.i kha(?ng ddi.nh giao xe cho Vu~ Hu+~u Chi?nh theo le^.nh mie^.ng cu?a
Ba?n. Ddu+o+.c mo+`i tra? lo+`i o+? to`a la^`n dda^`u tie^n vo+'i tu+
ca'ch nha^n chu+'ng, Sang kha(?ng ddi.nh kho^ng ddu+o+.c bie^'t vie^.c
na`y\. 

Ngay sau Dda`o Xua^n Xe, Ho^.i ddo^`ng xe't xu+? dda~ ho?i 2 nha^n chu+'ng
quan tro.ng la` ca'n bo^. ca^'p cao o+? Bo^. No^.i Vu. la` Sa?n, Cu.c
tru+o+?ng Cu.c Ca?nh sa't Kinh te^', va` Sang, Cu.c pho' Cu.c Ca?nh sa't
DDie^`u tra, gia?i tri`nh ve^` vie^.c ddo^`ng y' cho Chi?nh, Tru+o+`ng
mu+o+.n xe tang va^.t. Sa?n cho ra(`ng vi` qua' tin ca^'p du+o+'i la` Vu~
Hu+~u Chi?nh, ne^n chi? du+.a va`o ba'o ca'o cu?a Chi?nh ma` kho^ng kie^?m
tra la.i cu. the^? ho^` so+ trinh sa't nguo^`n tin. Sa?n dda~ phe^ duye^.t
ba'o ca'o cu?a Chi?nh, vo+'i no^.i dung ddo^`ng y' ke^' hoa.ch dde^` nghi.
C16 cho mu+o+.n xe tang va^.t cu?a La`o dde^? phu.c ba('t vu. heroin
kha'c. Khi ddu+o+.c ho?i ta.i sao la.i ddo^`ng y' la^'y xe tang va^.t sau
khi ba'o chi' dda~ ddu+a tin ve^` vie^.c na`y, Sa?n ddu+a ly' do: "Vi`
ba'o chi' ddu+a tin kho^ng nhie^`u\. Theo to^i, xe ddu+o+.c ddu+a ra va`o
buo^?i to^'i thi` ddo^'i tu+o+.ng se~ kho^ng nha^.n ro~, ne^'u ddo^'i
tu+o+.ng nha^.n ddu+o+.c so^' xe, thi` chu'ng cu~ng tu+o+?ng la` ngu+o+`i
La` o dda~ ddu+o+.c tha?, ca`ng de^~ ba('t". Khi ddu+o+.c ho?i ve^` tra'ch
nhie^.m cu?a mi`nh trong co^ng ta'c qua?n ly' ca'n bo^., Sa?n cu~ng co^ng
nha^.n pha?i co' y' kie^'n la~nh dda.o ti?nh mo+'i la^'y xe ra ddu+o+.c.
Tuy nhie^n, Sa?n cho ra(`ng vi` trong qua' tri`nh co^ng ta'c, thu+o+`ng
kho^ng the^? kie^?m tra ky~ ca'c ba'o ca'o cu?a trinh sa't, ne^'u kho^ng,
ddo^'i tu+o+.ng pha.m to^.i se~ tro^'n thoa't. 

Ta.i phie^n to`a, Dda(.ng Va(n Sang dda~ tri`nh ba`y ve^` ca'c va^'n dde^`
lie^n quan dde^'n qua' tri`nh ddie^`u tra va` ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra\.
Theo ddo' thi` ca'c nguo^`n tin trinh sa't va` quye^?n so^' ddie^.n thoa.i
cu?a Xie^ng Ma dda~ ddu+o+.c chuye^?n ve^` cho C15, Cu.c Ca?nh sa't Kinh
te^', va` sau ddo' kho^ng ddu+o+.c tho^ng tin la.i\. Sau na`y, Sang co'
ho?i la.i Ha`, Tru+o+?ng pho`ng 8, ve^` vie^.c na`y thi` Ha` no'i la`
ddang la`m do+? mo^.t chuye^n a'n lo+'n kha'c. Ve^` vie^.c trinh sa't C15
dda~ cu`ng ddie^`u tra vie^n va`o tra.i giam, Sang no'i la` ddo^'i vo+'i
nghie^.p vu., chuye^.n ddo' va^~n thu+o+`ng xa?y ra\. Ve^` chuye^.n thay
ddo^?i ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra, Sang cho bie^'t: Nga`y 15/4, o^ng ky'
ba?n ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra thu+' nha^'t, chuye^?n cho Vie^.n Kie^?m
Sa't xem tru+o+'c. Nga`y 27/4, Nam, Vu. tru+o+?ng 2C Vie^.n Kie^?m sa't
To^'i cao, chu? tri` cuo^.c ho.p go^`m co' dda.i die^.n ca? To`a To^'i
Cao, Vie^.n Kie^?m Sa't Ha` No^.i, va` Sang dde^? dda'nh gia' Xie^ng Nhung
co' pha.m to^.i hay kho^ng. Cuo^'i cu`ng, cuo^.c ho.p dda~ ke^'t lua^.n
kho^ng ddu? ca(n cu+', do ddo' C16 pha?i vie^'t la.i ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u
tra, pha?i ta'ch Xie^ng Nhung ra vu. a'n kha'c. Quan ddie^?m na`y dda~
ddu+o+.c ba'o ca'o cho Pham Chie^'n, Vie^.n pho' Vie^.n kie^?m sa't To^'i
cao, bo+?i the^' ne^n mo+'i co' ba?n ke^'t lua^.n ddie^`u tra thu+' hai\. 
Sang cu~ng thu+`a nha^.n la` trong su+. vie^.c na`y co' nhu+~ng thie^'u
so't ca^`n nghie^m tu'c kie^?m ddie^?m.