Arrested 4 subjects stealing property at BTS broadcasting stations

Recently, in Anh Son district and neighboring districts, many cases of theft have occurred.theft of propertyat BTS broadcasting stations of network operators Vinaphone, Viettel, Mobiphone,... Most of the BTS broadcasting stations are located on high hills, quite far from residential areas, making it difficult to preserve and look after assets at these stations.

According to reports from network operators, thieves broke in, climbed up and cut and stole copper lightning protection cables installed at these towers. The theft of lightning protection cables creates a potential risk of lightning strikes, endangering human life, destroying property at BTS stations and surrounding houses, causing public panic and negatively affecting the security and order situation in the area.

Besides, the network operators cannot determine the exact time of the theft and there are no witnesses, making the investigation very difficult.

Recognizing the complexity of the cases, the leaders of Anh Son District Police directed the Criminal Investigation Team on Crime - Economy - Drugs to establish a special project to concentrate forces in the fight. Using professional measures and tactical methods, after a long period of monitoring, the detectives were able to establish a group of subjects with permanent residence in Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province. These were young people without stable jobs, hanging around, often using drugs...

4 suspects were arrested. Photo: Anh Son Police

Realizing that the time was ripe, at 00:30 on September 28, the Task Force broke up the case and arrested Nguyen Van Dung (born in 1992), residing in Thanh Thinh commune (Thanh Chuong), who was transporting copper core grounding cables for sale.

Anh Son District Police quickly coordinated with Thanh Chuong District Police to continue to expand the investigation, arresting 3 more subjects including: Nguyen Xuan Duong (born in 1989); Pham Van Duong (born in 1996), both residing in Hamlet 6, Thanh Huong Commune (Thanh Chuong) and Tran Van Phuc (born in 2002), residing in Son Thinh Village, Thanh Thinh Commune (Thanh Chuong).

The seized items were 182 meters of copper-core grounding cable, 2 motorbikes, 1 pair of pliers, and 1 pair of scissors. Through the initial investigation, the suspects confessed to stealing lightning protection cables at 31 BTS transmission stations in 4 districts, including Thanh Chuong, Con Cuong, Anh Son, and Do Luong, with a total asset value of over 156 million VND.

Pham Van Duong, Tran Van Phuc and Nguyen Van Dung were the ones who directly committed the theft. After stealing the copper wire, they sold it to Nguyen Van Duong, who worked as a scrap collector. The money they earned was used for personal expenses and to buy drugs.

To promptly reward and encourage the Task Force, on the morning of September 30, Anh Son District Police, VNPT Anh Son Telecommunications Center, and Viettel Anh Son awarded the Task Force.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Anh Son District is continuing to expand the case and prepare a case file for handling according to the provisions of law./.