A man surnamed Xu took his brother surnamed Xu to buy drugs, but he turned out to be a gangster. Although he did not get out of the car, he was still found to be a co-culprit by the court and sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for the crime of robbery with a weapon in a gang of three or more people.
A brother named Xu from Changhua learned that a man surnamed Ma was selling etomidate, commonly known as "zombie cartridges." They actually set up a trap and pretended to spend 190,000 yuan to buy 100 grams of the drug. The younger brother also pretended to be the "boss," and the group came to the door with air guns and fake grenades to "eat crime." Although the man surnamed Xu stayed in the car from beginning to end and was responsible for the rescue. After being arrested, he argued that he was "simply driving a friend." However, he was still found by the court to be a co-culprit. In the end, he was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison, which was more severe than the brothers surnamed Xu who came to rob the drug in person.
The verdict stated that Xu Nan first approached Ma Nan to negotiate a deal on February 27 this year, pretending to be the "boss" and wanted to buy 100 grams of etomidate for 190,000 yuan. The two parties agreed to deliver the goods the next day. In fact, Xu Nan had no money at all, and he thought that the drug dealer "didn't dare to call the police even if he was robbed", so he called in his younger brother (hereinafter referred to as Xu Di), a man named Chen and Xu Nan to plan this fake drug purchase and real robber.
At noon the next day, Xu Nan drove three people to Ma Nan's residence. Xu Nan and Chen Nan went to the house first to "inspect the goods." After confirming that Ma Nan had taken out 100 grams of etomidate, Xu Nan pretended to bring the "boss" to pay, and then brought Xu brother, who was playing the role of the boss, into the house.
Unexpectedly, the transaction changed instantly after the "boss" appeared. After Xu Nan obtained the drugs, he suddenly took out a non-lethal air gun to intimidate Ma Nan, and then took out a hand grenade model and handed it to Chen Nan. Ma Nan was so frightened that he did not dare to resist, and could only watch as 100 grams of etomidate was taken away. Everyone then got into Xu Nan's car and fled, heading to a daily rental apartment in Taichung to share the drugs.
During the trial, Xu Nan complained that he was innocent and emphasized that he was just driving a friend and had no idea about the drug robbery plan. However, the court inspected the conversation in the car after the incident and found that Xu Nan had said "safety is the most important thing", "get out of here first", "it's best to stay out for a while", etc. It was determined that not only did he know the truth, but driving the car was an indispensable part of the entire plan.
The Changhua District Court sentenced Xu Di to April 7 years and Chen Nan to March 7 years for the crime of banditry with three or more people and armed robbery. Xu Nan was also involved in the transfer of banned drugs, and the combined sentence should be 7 years and June. Xu Nan was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months due to his recidivism and consistent denial of the crime, making him the heaviest among the four. As for Ma Nan, who was originally planning to sell drugs, he did not escape the law and was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for attempted trafficking in second-level drugs. The entire case remains open to appeal.
