Thief arrested for breaking into safe and stealing 2.5 gold bars and 110 million VND.
After breaking into a house in Duc Linh district (Binh Thuan province), Quan broke open a safe and stole 2.5 taels of gold and 110 million VND in cash.
On March 27, the Criminal Investigation Agency of Binh Thuan Provincial Police announced that they are temporarily detaining Mai Hong Quan (23 years old, residing in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province) for investigation into the act of theft.
Earlier, on the afternoon of March 24th, Ms. Vo Thi Nu (residing in Hamlet 2, Sung Nhon Commune, Duc Linh District) returned home from work to find her house broken into. Thieves had broken open her safe and stolen 110 million VND in cash and 2.5 taels of 18K gold (rings, necklace, bracelet). The total value of the stolen property was approximately 250 million VND.
Upon receiving the report, the task force of the Binh Thuan Provincial Police in Duc Linh district deployed forces and coordinated with the Sung Nhon commune police to examine the scene, verify the origin of the stolen property, and track down the thief.
At the same time, the police coordinated with gold shops in the area, providing details of the stolen property, requesting shop owners to be vigilant and immediately report if anyone brings suspicious property to the shop for transactions.
At approximately 1 PM on March 26th, using investigative techniques, the task force identified Mai Hong Quan as the perpetrator and proceeded to apprehend him. At that time, the suspect was hiding in a guesthouse in Ward 8, Duc Tai town, Duc Linh district.
The suspect, Quân, confessed that after stealing the property, he took it to a gold shop and sold it for nearly 80 million VND, using the money for personal expenses. Quân has a previous criminal record for theft.
