Arrested drug addict who recklessly used knife to rob taxi

At around 10:00 p.m. on August 24, driver Nguyen Quoc Nam (born in 1990, residing in Phu Thinh village, Pho Lu commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province) was driving a 24h taxi with license plate 24A–055.74 on An Duong Vuong street in the direction from Coc Leu ward to Kim Tan ward, Lao Cai city when he encountered a shirtless young man jumping out and blocking the car.

The scene of the taxi robbery

When Mr. Nam stopped the car to ask, the subject opened the back passenger door and threw two bags of things in, then opened the passenger door and got in the car. He immediately pulled out a knife about 20cm long and hid it behind his back. With one hand, he grabbed Mr. Nam's hair, with the other hand, he held the knife to his neck and asked him to drive to Km9, Ban Phiet commune, Bao Thang district.

While the car was moving, the subject continuously threatened and even killed the driver if he resisted. When the car reached Km6 of Ban Phiet commune, taking advantage of a car in the same direction asking to overtake, Mr. Nam immediately turned the wheel, braked suddenly, then used his hand to hit the subject straight in the face, causing the knife in his hand to fly onto the dashboard. The subject immediately took the knife back and stabbed straight at Mr. Nam, but was kicked in the chest by Mr. Nam and was thrown out of the car. After that, the subject hurriedly fled into the stream in an attempt to escape.

When Mr. Nam shouted, many people around and the working group of the Provincial Police and Bao Thang District Police who were coordinating patrols nearby heard and started chasing. About 1 hour later, the subject was controlled and arrested.

Through initial investigation, the subject is named Dang Van Quy (born in 2000, permanent residence in Nam Suu village, Ban Phiet commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province). When arrested, Quy appeared to be not alert, and a quick test also showed positive results for crystal meth.

Currently, the authorities are continuing to clarify the case to handle it according to the provisions of law./.