The hardship of "hunting" wanted criminals

(Baonghean) -Implementing the plan to attack and capture wanted criminals, after more than 20 days of traveling from the South to the North, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nghe An Provincial Police has successfully captured 11 fugitives. This is the result of the spirit of overcoming difficulties, intelligence and bravery of the soldiers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nghe An Provincial Police...

TImplementing Plan 649 dated October 28, 2013 of Nghe An Provincial Police on launching a peak period to capture wanted criminals hiding in the Southern provinces, PC52 Department sent detectives to verify information about a number of suspects hiding in the South and Central Highlands. Through reports from the detectives, 15 leads were discovered about 15 suspects currently present in major cities in the South and some remote areas in the Central Highlands. Immediately, the leaders of PC52 Department established a special task force led by Major Tran Van Hong to go to the South. One disadvantage is that during this time, the flood situation in the Southern provinces and Central Highlands is relatively complicated, unpredictable, greatly affecting the movement and capture of suspects. A combat plan was outlined to ensure the safety of the detectives as well as not let criminals escape.

When the preparations were completed, the working group immediately set off by long-distance coach. At that time, super typhoon No. 14 (Haiyan) with strong winds of level 16-17 was forecast to hit the Central region, forcing the coach to stop and take shelter from the storm in Da Nang City. When the wind stopped, the scouts quickly set off. The mission of the scouts was to infiltrate the southern provinces to search for and capture subjects who had been hiding from wanted warrants for many years. This work was extremely difficult, because these subjects had been hiding for many years and had cunning and devilish ways of changing and transforming.

Escorting subjects from the South to Nghe An.

After receiving the files of wanted subjects, the detectives must use their professional measures to verify the information in the locality where the subject used to reside and other relationships to know the area where the subjects are hiding. After having clues about the subject, they must stick to the area, sometimes having to eat and sleep there to keep watch. Most of these subjects have been hiding for quite a long time, in some cases, they have been hiding for 16 years like Ngo Tien Dung for the crime of disturbing public order.

Some criminals have been criminals for a long time, so they are very cunning in being vigilant and cautious when approached. They are willing to change their appearance to avoid detection by the investigation agency and live a "mobile" life to hide. Lieutenant Nguyen Van Khanh, a young detective of the PC52 department, said: "Many subjects choose industrial parks, where there are many people, to blend in and work as workers for enterprises and factories. But there are also subjects who choose to hide in isolated mountainous areas, isolated from the outside world.

There are cases where, to avoid being searched by the investigating agency, people apply to work in rubber forests and coffee plantations far away from residential areas. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to approach these subjects; if not careful, they can easily be discovered and escape. In many cases, to deceive the authorities, they change their names, create fake resumes and ID cards. A typical example is Le Quang Ninh (born in 1989), a criminally dangerous subject, charged with "intentionally causing injury". To identify this subject, the detectives had to verify his traces as well as investigate his clues. With sophisticated tricks, Ninh continuously moved, misleading the detectives. Using professional measures, the working group grasped his pattern of activities, ambushed and arrested him while he was in his girlfriend's rented room in Binh Phuoc province...

After nearly a month of traveling by bus to remote and dangerous areas, the detectives of PC52 captured 11 long-time wanted criminals, especially dangerous. Most of them were quite young, many of them were not married. After knowing that they had a wanted notice, they chose remote southern provinces and the Central Highlands with rugged terrain to hide.

The subjects arrested this time include: Ho Viet Tra (born in 1986), residing in hamlet 6A, Nam Thanh, Nam Dan; Le Van Dung (born in 1989), residing in Cao Trai hamlet, Nghia Thang commune, Nghia Dan; Ngo Van Son (born in 1974), residing in Tan Thanh hamlet, Nghia Thai, Tan Ky; Le Van Luan (born in 1953), residing in Minh Son hamlet, Thanh Tung commune, Thanh Chuong; Nguyen Cong Trung (born in 1983), residing in hamlet 5, Xuan Thanh, Yen Thanh; Ngo Thi Loc (born in 1969), residing in hamlet 9, Dien Tan commune, Dien Chau; Ngo Tien Dung (born in 1976), residing in block 10, Ha Huy Tap ward, Vinh city; Le Quang Ninh (born in 1989) residing in Quynh Tan, Quynh Luu; Nguyen Dinh Thu (born in 1975) residing in EaSon commune, Krong Bk district, Dak Lak; Hoang Van Tong (born in 1987), residing in Nghi Huong ward, Cua Lo town, and Dao Thai Dong (born in 1987), residing in Thanh Xuan, Thanh Chuong, were charged with the following crimes: theft of property, intentional infliction of injury, abuse of trust to appropriate property, gambling, murder, consumption of property obtained by others through crime, and disturbing public order.

The successful arrest will result in the criminals being punished appropriately for their actions after many years on the run. This is also a contribution to the goal of ensuring security and order in the area by the Provincial Police's Criminal Investigation Police Force.

Article and photos:Nguyen Minh(PX15 CANA)