All 3 suspects in the gun-hugging car case have been subdued.
After many hours of siege, the functional forces of Ha Tinh province persuaded the third subject in the group of people holding guns and barricading themselves in a car in Ha Tinh to surrender.
On the evening of February 15, Mr. Phan Van Chuong - Chief of Police of Son Giang Commune (Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province) said that at 7:15 p.m. the same day, the third suspect in the case of holding a gun and barricading himself in the car had surrendered.
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| Subject Nguyen Thanh Trung was controlled by the police. |
This subject is Nguyen Thanh Trung (34 years old, residing in Son Tay commune, Huong Son district). About 2 hours earlier, 2 subjects in the same group as Trung were also arrested by the police, of which 1 person surrendered. The identities of these 2 subjects are still being clarified by the authorities.
“At the time Trung was barricading himself in the car, he threatened that there was a child in the car. However, when Trung turned himself in, the police searched and found no child. The police are currently searching the two pickup trucks to see if there were any drugs,” said Mr. Chuong.
As reported, at around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon (February 15), Huong Son District Police discovered a group of men traveling in two white pickup trucks on National Highway 8C in the direction of Duc Tho District - Huong Son District (Ha Tinh) with signs of suspected drug trafficking, so they signaled to stop the vehicle for inspection.
However, both pickup truck drivers did not obey the order and stepped on the gas to flee. When they reached Village 1, Son Giang Commune (Huong Son District), one truck crashed into a rice field on the side of the road; the other truck entered the Son Giang inter-commune road, driven by a subject who was arrested by the police.
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| Police blocked off all roads leading to the scene of the incident. |
Seeing the remaining group of people being aggressive and holding "hot goods" in a pickup truck and driving into a rice field, Huong Son District Police blocked all roads to avoid causing damage to the people.
In addition, Huong Son District Police also reported to Ha Tinh Provincial Police and Ha Tinh Border Guard Command to request additional support. Hundreds of police and border guards were then mobilized to the scene to surround and raid.
