Arrested after 29 years on the run

For 29 years on the run, Hoang Thi Xuyen has lived in the southern provinces, the Central Highlands and the border with Cambodia with many different names and surnames.

On July 10, the Criminal Investigation Department, Ninh Binh Provincial Police, arrested Hoang Thi Xuyen (54 years old, residing in Hoa Tien Commune, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh), who had been on the run for 29 years for fraud and property appropriation.

Hoang Thi Xuyen. Photo: NT

According to records, on September 6, 1988, Xuyen and Nguyen Duy Hung (born in 1951, residing in Phu Phuong commune, Ba Vi district, Ha Tay province, now part of Hanoi) tricked Nguyen Van Nghe (born in 1953, residing in Ninh Giang commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh) into going abroad to work.

Because he was gullible, Mr. Nghe gave these two people a Honda 67 motorbike and 2 million VND in cash.

After appropriating the above assets, Xuyen and Hung fled to the southern provinces, the Central Highlands and the border with Cambodia. During the 29 years on the run, Xuyen frequently changed his name and surname to deceive the authorities.

On July 10, the police discovered and arrested Xuyen while he was hiding at his daughter's house in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.

According to Zing