Special wanted subject caught
On the afternoon of August 8, the Criminal Police Department of An Giang Province Police announced that they had just arrested and extradited Phan Thien Phuoc (born 2001), residing in Thanh Dong Commune, An Giang Province, from Vinh Long Province to the locality for processing. Phuoc is a subject wanted by the Criminal Police Department of Kien Giang Province (formerly) for the crime of "Murder".
According to the investigation results, there was a previous conflict between the Rach Gia group led by Truong Em and the Rach Soi group including Phan Thien Phuoc and many other subjects. At noon on July 29, 2022, Truong Em texted Phuoc challenging him to fight. At this time, Phuoc and Truong Em invited many other subjects in the group to prepare homemade knives, swords, pitchforks, petrol bombs... to resolve the conflict.
At around 1:30 a.m. on July 30, 2022, when discovering Truong Em's group arriving at the Nguyen Thien Thuat roundabout area, Phuoc's group rushed out from many directions, causing Truong Em's group to flee. At this time, Do Phu Huong (born 2002), residing in Rach Gia ward, An Giang province, did not have time to get in the car to escape, and was stabbed and slashed many times by members of Phuoc's group with homemade knives and forks.
When they saw Huong lying motionless, the group got in the car and left the scene. Huong was taken by locals to Kien Giang General Hospital for emergency treatment. After a period of treatment, Huong was discharged with a disability rate of 51%.
During the investigation and clarification of the case, Phuoc fled the locality. On February 7, 2025, the Police Department issued a special wanted notice for Phan Thien Phuoc for the crime of "Murder".
After hiding in many places, on the afternoon of August 7, 2025, Phuoc was arrested by criminal investigators of An Giang Provincial Police while hiding in Tan Hoa commune, Vinh Long province.
