Prosecuted 3 subjects causing 21 dog theft cases in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - Tan Ky District Police (Nghe An) have filed a case against 3 dog thieves residing in Yen Thanh District.

In recent times, in Tan Ky district, there have been a number of dog thefts at night. While stealing dogs, the subjects often carry weapons such as knives, swords, beer bottles, etc. If they are chased, they are ready to fight back and escape.

Dog thieves have just been arrested. Photo: Phuong Hao

Faced with the above situation, Tan Ky District Police focused on deploying professional measures to fight and arrest. After a period of investigation, the Task Force discovered a gang of 3 subjects from Yen Thanh District who came to Tan Ky to steal dogs.

On May 12, the Task Force received information that the subjects would come to Tan Ky to steal dogs that same evening, so they made a plan to organize patrols, ambushes, and blockades. At 1:30 a.m. on May 13, they discovered 3 subjects gathering dogs at Truong Dong slope area in Block 1, Tan Ky Town, so they organized a siege and arrested them.

As soon as they saw the police, the two suspects got on a motorbike and escaped. The police arrested one suspect, Nguyen Cong Hao, born in 1986, residing in Hamlet 1, Minh Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, and seized six dogs, four iron cages, one sword, and one truck used to transport the dogs.

The confiscated dogs were returned to their owners. Photo: Phuong Hao

At the police station, Nguyen Cong Hao confessed that together with Nguyen Huu Bang, born in 1987, residing in Vinh Thanh hamlet, Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh (this subject has 2 previous convictions for property theft) and Cao Tien Trien, born in 1988, residing in hamlet 5, Minh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, he committed 21 dog thefts in Tan Ky district and neighboring districts such as Nghia Dan, Do Luong, and Yen Thanh.

After knowing the identities of the fugitives, the police coordinated with relevant units to arrest them. By 3:00 p.m. on May 15, they had successfully arrested Nguyen Huu Bang and Cao Tien Trien. At the police station, the two suspects admitted all their crimes.

Tan Ky District Police have filed a case and prosecuted the three suspects to handle them in accordance with the law. The entire number of dogs (6) confiscated by Tan Ky District Police have been contacted and returned to their owners.

Phuong Hao

(Tan Ky District Party Committee)