Nghe An: Prosecuted 6 subjects causing 16 inter-district property theft cases

On November 29, Colonel Luong The Loc, Head of Thanh Chuong District Police, said: The unit has decided to prosecute the case and prosecute the suspects Tong Van Phuc (also known as Giau, born in 1990), residing in Group 5, My Tuong Hamlet, Thien Trung Commune, Cai Be District, Tien Giang Province), Tong Van Dung (also known as Tam, born in 1988), residing in Hamlet 5, Nam Thai Commune, Nam Dan District, Le Quoc Tuan (born in 1988), residing in Hamlet 3, Son Tra Commune, Huong Son District, Pham Quang Nhat (born in 1987), residing in Hamlet 5, An Phu Commune, Vu Quang District, Le Binh Chung (born in 1988), residing in Hamlet 1, Son Long Commune, Huong Son District, Le Dao Huan (born in 1977), residing in Hamlet 3, Son Binh Commune, Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province for the act of property theft.

The group committed 16 property thefts. Photo: Bao Nguyen

This group of subjects committed 16 thefts, including 10 thefts in Thanh Chuong district and 6 thefts in Nam Dan and Hung Nguyen districts.

Previously, motorbikes were often stolen in Thanh Chuong at noon, late at night or early in the morning. When people were sleeping soundly, careless, and lacking vigilance, the subjects recklessly used pliers or lock-breaking tools to break the gate locks and then entered to steal property such as money, phones, and motorbikes from households along National Highway 46C. Also during this time, through the work of grasping the situation, the functional forces discovered that in Nam Dan district, Hung Nguyen district and some districts in Ha Tinh province, property theft also occurred with similar methods.

Faced with the above situation, Thanh Chuong District Police established Project 818T in coordination with relevant professional departments to conduct investigation and verification. Using professional measures, Thanh Chuong District Police discovered and arrested two subjects, Tong Van Dung and his younger brother, Tong Van Phuc (at the time of the incident, he was temporarily residing at Dung's house), clarifying four cases of property theft in Thanh Chuong District caused by the two subjects.

Continuing to expand the investigation, the police force screened and narrowed down the portraits of the suspects, and found a group of suspects including: Le Quoc Tuan; Pham Quang Nhat; Le Binh Chung and Le Dao Huan. After collecting all the documents and evidence, the police agency issued an order to temporarily detain these subjects. However, Le Quoc Tuan escaped to Linh Xuan ward, Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh city.

One of the exhibits of the case. Photo: Bao Nguyen

Here, to create a cover to hide his identity and avoid suspicion and surveillance, Tuan drove a Grab car. However, after many days of persistent ambush and surveillance, on October 6, when Le Quoc Tuan appeared in Linh Xuan Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City under the guise of a Grab driver, a task force from Thanh Chuong District Police suddenly raided and successfully controlled the driver and extradited him to Nghe An.

Also during this time, in Vu Quang district (Ha Tinh province), another working group of Thanh Chuong district police also promptly and successfully arrested Pham Quang Nhat when he was preparing his luggage to escape to Laos. At the scene, the working group seized 3 motorbikes and 1 mobile phone.

Then, on November 20, 2018, in Pho Chau town, Huong Son district (Ha Tinh province), Thanh Chuong district police coordinated with Huong Son district police (Ha Tinh) to successfully arrest Le Dao Huan, confiscating 1 motorbike, 1 mobile phone and 1 handbag - which Huan and his accomplices had stolen in Thanh Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district. Previously, on September 27, 2018, Thanh Chuong district police also successfully arrested Le Binh Chung, confiscating 2 motorbikes and 1 fake license plate.

The above group of young men are all notorious criminals, often steal property, and have many criminal records (Le Quoc Tuan has 2 previous convictions for resisting law enforcement officers and theft; Pham Quang Nhat has 2 previous convictions for drugs; Le Binh Chung has 3 previous convictions for illegal possession of drugs, robbery and extortion; Le Dao Huan has 2 previous convictions for illegal transportation and trafficking of drugs).