Arresting gang collecting protection money for liquidated rubber garden

On the afternoon of November 19, Chu Pah District Police (Gia Lai) said they were detaining 6 suspects to investigate the act of extortion.

The subjects include Tu Manh Hung (born in 1986), Tu Cong Danh (born in 1990), Nguyen Ho Ngoc Vinh (born in 1990), all residing in Ia Khuol commune (Gia Lai province); Pham Ngoc Hoa (1990), Do Ngoc Vu (born in 1985), Nguyen Phu Thanh (born in 1990), all residing in Kon Tum city (Kon Tum province).

Photos of the subjects of property extortion at the police station

According to initial information, Ms. Pham Thi Hoang Oanh (born in 1980), residing in village 3, Phu Hoa town, had just bought a liquidated rubber plantation in Kon So Lang village (Ha Tay commune) and was sending people to exploit it. Knowing this information, the above group of subjects met and threatened Ms. Oanh many times, demanding by phone that she pay 50 million VND (equivalent to 20,000 VND/rubber tree). Otherwise, they would sabotage and prevent exploitation and transportation. Due to fear, Ms. Oanh stopped exploiting.

At around 5:00 p.m. on November 12, when the subjects were receiving VND39 million from Ms. Oanh, they were caught red-handed by the police. It is known that all 6 subjects above had previous convictions for robbery, intentional injury, theft, and illegal possession of drugs.

According to congan.vn