Nghe An: Using car to steal dog, throwing petrol bomb when being chased

At 3:20 a.m. on January 5, 2019, Thai Hoa Town Police caught 3 subjects red-handed buying and selling dogs, including: Nguyen Thi Trinh (born in 1972, residing in Hamlet 7A, Nghia Thuan Commune, Thai Hoa Town); Pham Van Quang (born in 1990, residing in Hamlet 8, Quynh My Commune, Quynh Luu District) and Tran Phuong (born in 1988, residing in Hamlet 4, Dien Hung Commune, Dien Chau District).

3 subjects stealing and selling dogs in inter-district areas in Nghe An. Photo: Vu Bac

The police also seized many tools and vehicles used to steal dogs, including a Fortuner car with license plate 37A - 221.82, 6 motorbikes, 32 dogs (still alive), 4 electric shock devices, 3 petrol bombs, 1 sword...

This is a professional, reckless dog-stealing gang that has existed for a long time in Thai Hoa town and neighboring localities, causing outrage among the people.

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Thai Hoa Town Police realized that recently the situation of dog theft in the area has become complicated, with many strangers organizing the buying and selling of dogs at night in many localities. It is worth mentioning that the subjects also use cars to steal dogs.

From the above situation, Thai Hoa Town Police established Project 019T to eradicate this dangerous criminal gang. Major Pham Thanh Long - Deputy Chief of Thai Hoa Town Policesaid,Most of the dog thieves arrested are dangerous criminals and drug addicts. They use motorbikes with electric shocks to steal dogs, and if chased, they will use petrol bombs and weapons to fight back.

32 dogs were confiscated by the police. Photo: Vu Bac

The time of operation of the subjects is from 10 pm to 3 am the following day. They often choose the border areas between the districts of Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghia Dan, Tan Ky, Thai Hoa town along Highway 48 and the Ho Chi Minh trail. With homemade tools such as electric shocks, petrol bombs, the subjects have committed many dog ​​thefts throughout the countryside of Nghe An province.

Nguyen Thi Trinh is the person who harbored and sold stolen dogs to other subjects. In addition, Trinh also provided tools and means, including electric shockers and motorbikes, for the subjects to commit dog theft.

According to the statements of the dog thieves, each night they organized to steal from 10 to 15 dogs, all of which would be collected and gathered at the house of Nguyen Thi Trinh.

Tools used by criminals to steal dogs. Photo: Vu Bac

The market price for each kilo of dog meat is 60,000 VND; Trinh paid the dog thieves 30,000 - 35,000 VND/kg. Each night, the dog thieves earned 5 - 10 million VND.

Thai Hoa town police are continuing to investigate and expand the case.