Arrest of a subject who used a gun to shoot the police and was wanted in Laos

According to the case file, at the end of 2015, through reconnaissance work, the Ky Son District Police discovered that Lau Ba Cho (born in 1969) and Lau Ba Thai (born in 1984), residing in Truong Son village, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district, had committed drug-related crimes. Synchronously deploying professional measures, on December 17, 2015, the Ky Son District Police arranged working groups to approach and surround Cho's house.

Suddenly discovered, Lau Ba Cho went into the bedroom to get a homemade gun, loaded it and fired sports bullets at the arresting force, injuring a police detective of Ky Son district in the hand. Taking advantage of the chaotic situation, Lau Ba Thai and Lau Ba Cho escaped into the forest. Although many manhunts were organized and Lau Ba Cho's family and relatives were persuaded to surrender, his whereabouts are still unknown.

Subject Lau Ba Cho. Photo: Bao Nguyen

On January 14, 2016, the Investigation Police Agency of Ky Son District issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute Lau Ba Cho for the crime of Resisting a person performing official duties. On April 12, 2016, the Investigation Police Agency of Ky Son District issued a decision to arrest Lau Ba Cho for the crime of Resisting a person performing official duties.

After escaping, Cho wandered deep into the forest, eating wild vegetables to survive. Afterwards, he wandered to Xieng Khouang province (Laos). Here, to create a perfect cover and hide his identity, Cho did many different jobs such as construction worker, woodcutter, etc. At night, afraid that his whereabouts would be discovered, he hid in the forest to sleep.

In early December 2019, after verifying the source of information, Lau Ba Cho was in a shack at a construction site in Xieng Khouang province (Laos). Determining this was the right time to arrest this wanted subject. Because this subject had used a gun to fiercely fight back against the authorities, the Ky Son District Police made scientific and careful calculations with the determination to arrest the subject while still ensuring the safety of the arresting force without alarming the people.

The most experienced detectives and investigators of Ky Son District Police were ordered to go to Laos. On the night of December 12, taking advantage of the rain, the detectives cut through the forest, approached Cho's shack, and set up an ambush to wait for the right moment. When Lau Ba Cho's shack had turned off the lights and gone to sleep, from their ambush positions, the detectives rushed in, knocked down and restrained Cho, leaving him unable to fight back. He bowed his head in silence because, more than anyone else, he knew that his journey of hiding for more than 3 years had ended. Immediately after that, Ky Son District Police transferred Lau Ba Cho to the unit's headquarters.

Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Ky Son District Police is completing the file to handle the subject Lau Ba Cho according to the provisions of the law.