40 hours of hunting for 2 robbers who stole 4.5 billion VND from the bank

On September 7, Khanh Hoa police initiated a case and detained Tran Hoang Nhat Hung (36 years old) and Dam Minh Quang (30 years old, both from Ninh Hoa town) to investigate their behavior.RobberyTwo suspects opened fire and robbed 4.5 billion VND at the Vietcombank Transaction Office on April 2nd Street, Ninh Hoa Town.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Nam Ninh - Captain of the Khanh Hoa Police Major Crimes Team - said that the unit's forces had 2 days of hard work to track down the 2 robbers.The task force has released the video and called on people to report the crime. In addition, the local police have asked for assistance from motels and hotels in the surrounding area and in the town.

Through the bank camera footage, it was shown that the two robbers were thin, over 1.6 m tall, both had their faces covered. The one who broke into the transaction room was wearing a knee-length coat, a red helmet, white-soled shoes, and carrying a white 50 kg sack.

The guy outside was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, a grey helmet, and white-soled shoes. They were riding an old, unlicensed Dream motorbike. In 2 minutes, they had taken 9 bundles of 500,000 VND bills.

"The robber knew where the money was, without the need for the employee to show him or take it away."It shows that they have been closely monitoring and controlling all activities of the bank," said Lieutenant Colonel Ninh.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Ninh, nImmediately after knowing the escape route of the two robbers, police teams immediately stopped and checked thousands of motorbikes on the roads in the town, National Highway 1A and National Highway 26, but with no results.

Among them, Quang - who had a criminal recordTheft of propertyand was addicted to drugs, was put under suspicion because he had many unclear times, after the robbery alsonot present in the area. In addition, many people said, he often rode the Dream motorbike of his friend in the same ward, Hung.

After many hours of being missing, Quang returned home, but every time someone mentioned or talked about someone shooting and robbing a bank, he always tried to avoid them and rarely went out. "His appearance and gait were very similar to the robber recorded by the camera," said the captain of the major crimes squad.

Regarding Hung, he also locked his phone for two days in a row and there were interruptions in the time before and after the bank robbery. Notably, the car he usually drives was nowhere to be seen, so the detectives paid special attention and closely monitored all activities.

An important clue, a day after the crime, the detective received information that in the area of ​​Da Trang slope in Van Ninh district, more than 50 km from the scene, a Dream motorbike with similar characteristics to the motorbike of the two perpetrators was burned. Upon inspection, the motorbike had no license plate, the frame had been scraped off the code. There were many other burning objects around and a strong smell of gasoline.

After verifying the data and evidence received, the investigation team determined that these two people were involved in the robbery and decided to solve the case.

At 9:00 p.m. on September 6, the two were drinking in an empty lot about 2 km from the scene when the police raided and subdued them, nearly 40 hours after committing the crime.

Burned motorbike to destroy evidence, lied to wife 'had a lot of money from business'

Hung and Quang were married, both had two children, but their jobs were unstable. To get money for drugs, they planned to rob a bank four months ago.

Hung had served in the military and knew how to make weapons. He tinkered with five guns and dozens of bullets. At first, he planned to commit the crime alone, but he was afraid he wouldn't be able to do it neatly, so he asked Quang to join him.

This guy monitors every move of the banks, pretending to be a customer to do transactions.where to keep money. Because the security at other banks is tight and cannot be robbed, Quang decided to choose Vietcombank.

The route was carefully planned by the two men. Hung broke all the codes on the motorbike's side and boughtgloves and necessary items.They took the Sirius to White Rock Hill, a deserted place where it was hidden, to change cars after committing the crime.

When just escaped, the two bought two bunches of vegetables and put them on the money bag to avoid attention, then wandered around the alleys of the town. Late at night, the two ran to the gathering place, doused the motorbike and clothes in gasoline, burned them, then took the hidden motorbike and ran home.

4.5 billion VND, the amount of money he robbed, Hung took out 800 million VND for some people, gave it to his wife to pay off debt, and lied that "the money came from business".3.7 billion dong remaining both carryto the abandoned house, about a kilometer from Hung's house, dig the ground and bury it.

"Some people, when they found out that Hung committed the crime, brought him to the police and handed him over.We are continuing to collect the remaining amount.", Lieutenant Colonel Ninh said.

At noon on September 5, Hung and Quang covered their faces, put on jackets and ran to the Vietcombank transaction office.Hung stood outside, holding a gun and constantly threatening the guard. Quang entered the bank, gun in hand, shouted loudly, then went to the counter to collect money into a sack. Many customers were in a panic and rushed out.

Hearing the alarm, the man outside ran in with a gun and threatened his accomplice to bring out the money bag. Before leaving, they dropped the gun and fired a shot inside, but missed.