Arrested 2 young men using knives to threaten and rob phones
(Baonghean.vn) - Dai and Chinh wore masks, used knives to threaten two young men who were playing on the bridge, and then stole two phones.
On the morning of July 12, Quy Chau District Police said that they were detaining two young men who used knives to threaten people in order to rob them.
Previously, on the morning of July 11, Quy Chau District Police received a report from Lo Van Hieu (born 2001) and Vi Van Hanh (born 2000, both residing in Ban village, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district) about having their phones robbed by two young men.
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Two subjects Ha Van Dai and Vi Van Chinh. Photo: Quynh Trang |
Specifically, at around 11 p.m. on July 10, Hieu and Hanh were playing at Ke Bang Bridge (Tan Lac Town, Quy Chau District) when two masked men came on a motorbike, threatened them with knives, and robbed them of two OPPO mobile phones.
Based on the victim's description, Quy Chau District Police found that a number of drug addicts in the area were suspected of causing the robbery. Quy Chau District Police established Project 719C to fight the case.
At 9:00 p.m. the same day, the Task Force urgently arrested Ha Van Dai (born in 1997, residing in Khe Lan village, Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau district) and Vi Van Chinh (born in 2000, residing in Ke Ninh village, Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau district).
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The knife used by two subjects. Photo: Quynh Trang |
At the police station, Dai and Chinh confessed to all their crimes and said they sold the two stolen phones to get money to buy drugs.
Quy Chau district police have confiscated two phones to return to the victims and continue to investigate and clarify the case.