Dog thief caught after 2 years on the run
(Baonghean.vn) - Having committed a series of dog thefts in the area with his accomplices, Tran Van Muoi quickly fled the area when the police arrested him. After nearly 2 years on the run, he was arrested by Nghi Loc District Police.
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The subject was arrested. Photo: Xuan Bac |
The subjects include: Nguyen Hoang Hai (born in 1986), Nguyen Quoc Dung (born in 1989), Vo Dinh Trong (born in 1986), Le Trong Huy (1963), all residing in Nghi Trung commune, and Nguyen Thi Luyen (born in 1969), residing in Nghi Hoa commune.
Seized evidence: 12 dogs of various types weighing 160 kg (including 10 live dogs; 2 dead dogs butchered and put in freezer); 10 mobile phones; 2 homemade gunsdog shooting; 1 bag of dog bait; 01 homemade electric gun; 4 motorbikes; 3 homemade swords; 1 freezer used to store butchered dogs; 3 scales; 15 snake skins, 6 sets of gloves, 3 bottles of suspected dog bait solution and other evidence.
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Subject Tran Van Muoi at the police station. Photo: Xuan Bac |
The police agency clarified that from the beginning of February 2020 until the time of arrest, the subjects caused more than 100 cases of dog theft in the districts of Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Do Luong, Vinh city and Cua Lo town. As for the subject Tran Van Muoi, after knowing that his accomplices were arrested, he fled to the northern provinces. On October 11, receiving information that Muoi had just appeared at his house, the police force successfully surrounded and arrested the subject.
At the police station, Tran Van Muoi confessed to his crime of dog theft. Nghi Loc District Police are currently completing the case file to prosecute the subject./.