Police convoy chased and shot a car carrying drugs

Dozens of police officers wearing bulletproof vests chased and opened fire on a Fortuner that was "speeding like crazy" through the Xuan Mai toll station in Hanoi.

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Toll station security camera recorded the incident: Clip: X Tung

Around 10:00 p.m. on March 18 on National Highway 6 in the direction of Hoa Binh - Hanoi, theFortunerEven though the rear right tire was blown out, the driver still tried to accelerate at high speed. Behind the 4 police carsand a specialized motorbike followed closely.

"After about 5km, the police car blocked the road, the 7-seater car braked suddenly and flipped over. The driver and some people ran away while fighting the police, like in an action movie," said a witness.

The 7-seat car overturned. Photo: X Tung

Traffic Police Team No. 12 (Traffic Police Department, Hanoi Police) confirmed that the incident occurred in the area but was not a traffic accident.The car overturned in Thuy Xuan Tien commune, Chuong My.This is a drug crime raid by the Anti-Drug Police Department (Ministry of Public Security).

The leader of Hoa Binh Provincial Police said that on the evening of March 18, local authorities coordinated with the Department in this investigation.Information from Chuong My District Police confirmed that one person was arrested and 100 cakes of suspected heroin were seized.

A suspect was arrested. Photo: X Tung

According to a source, on the evening of March 18, at lane 3 of the National Highway 6 Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh toll station, detectives ambushed and arrested a car with a license plate from Bac Ninh province. At nearly 10 p.m., the task force stopped and arrested another car with a Hanoi license plate, but the driver did not stop...

"The car sped straight through the toll booth, causing dozens of police officers wearing bulletproof vests to shoot continuously at the tires, but the driver continued to drive," a witness said, adding that many gunshots were heard.

According to VNE