18 months in prison for mastermind of thousands of dog theft ring
Carrying switchblades and swords to fight back when surrounded and captured, Quy's group stole 10 animals per day.
The verdict dated September 19 of the People's Court of Duc Tho District (Ha Tinh) determined that since the end of 2017, Pham Dinh Quy (33 years old), Le Duc Thien (28 years old) and 5 others often rode motorbikes to steal dogs in communes inside and outside Duc Tho District at midnight or early morning. If discovered by the people, the "dog thieves" would fight back with weapons.
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Defendants in court. Photo:Nam Thang |
On average, each night, this group catches more than 10 dogs and sells them to Mr. Doan Van Loc (64 years old) for 600,000 VND to 1 million VND each. For beautiful dogs, they sell them to people who want to raise them for 5-7 million VND.
On the night of June 1, Quy's ring was surrounded by 50 criminal police officers from Ha Tinh and Duc Tho police. Authorities seized 23 dogs, 4 electric guns, 3 pepper sprays, two switchblades, two homemade swords, 6 motorbikes...
Authorities determined that the group had stolen more than a thousand dogs.
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The dog was seized at Mr. Loc's house three months ago. Photo:CA |
The panel sentenced defendant Quy to one year and six months in prison, Thien to nine months, and the remaining five to five months in prison, suspended for the crime.Theft of propertyDefendant Loc was sentenced to one year and three months in prison for the crime.Consumption of property obtained by others through crime.
