Young man arrested for buying gun on social network to collect debt
After lending money but being defaulted on, Huu went online to buy a gun to collect the debt.
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Dinh Xuan Huu with a gun and bullets brought to collect debt. |
To settle the debt, Huu made an appointment with Thi to go to a rubber plantation in Tan Tien commune to talk things out. When they arrived at the meeting place, Thi invited some friends to go with him.
At the rubber garden, the processclaim moneyleading to an argument between the two sides. At this time, Huu took out a gun hidden in his pocket to teach Thi "politeness" but Thi's friends jumped in and fought, causing Huu to fire two shots but fortunately did not hit anyone.
Thi's group of friends then took Huu's gun and brought it to the police station to hand it over and report the incident. Dong Phu district police then coordinated with Tan Tien commune police to arrest Huu.
At the police station, Huu confessed to buying the gun and 6 bullets through social media. The subsequent examination determined that the gun was a military weapon./.