All three suspects who barricaded themselves in a car with guns have been apprehended.
After hours of siege, authorities in Ha Tinh province successfully persuaded the third suspect in the group who were holed up in a car with a gun to surrender.
On the evening of February 15th, Mr. Phan Van Chuong, Head of the Son Giang Commune Police (Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province), stated that by 7:15 PM that same day, the third suspect in the case of holding a gun and barricading himself in a car had surrendered.
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| The suspect, Nguyen Thanh Trung, was apprehended by law enforcement. |
The suspect is Nguyen Thanh Trung (34 years old, residing in Son Tay commune, Huong Son district). Approximately two hours earlier, two other individuals from the same group as Trung were also arrested by the police, one of whom surrendered. The identities of these two individuals are still being investigated by the authorities.
“While Trung was holed up in the car, he threatened that there was a child inside. However, when Trung surrendered, the police searched the vehicle and found no child. Currently, the police are searching the two pickup trucks to see if there are any drugs,” Mr. Chuong said.
As reported, at around 3 PM today (February 15th), the 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 Province) exhibiting suspicious behavior suggesting they were transporting drugs, so they signaled them to stop for inspection.
However, both pickup truck drivers disregarded the order and sped away. Upon reaching Hamlet 1, Son Giang Commune (Huong Son District), one vehicle veered off the road into a rice field; the other, driven by a suspect, entered the Son Giang inter-communal road and was subsequently apprehended by the police.
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| Police have blocked off all roads leading to the scene of the incident. |
Seeing the remaining suspects acting aggressively and holding onto their weapons while barricading themselves in a pickup truck that had driven into a rice field, the Huong Son District Police sealed off all roads to prevent harm to the local people.
In addition, the Huong Son District Police reported to the Ha Tinh Provincial Police and the Ha Tinh Border Guard Command, requesting additional support. Hundreds of police officers and border guards were then mobilized to the scene to surround the area.
