The worker paid an additional 200 taels of gold stolen from the employer's house.
Police determined that Tuan not only stole 230 taels of gold, but the amount has now increased to 430 taels.
On January 20, the Criminal Police Department (Quang Nam Provincial Police) said that after being arrested, Nguyen Duc Tuan (28 years old, in Cam Nam ward, Hoi An city) handed over an additional 200 taels of gold.
Five days ago, Tuan and his brother brought 230 taels of gold including rings, necklaces, bracelets... to Da Nang to sell and were caught red-handed by the police. Tuan confessed that during the 6 years he worked at a gold shop in Hoi An city, the owner trusted him to look after the stall, so he stole a little bit every day and hid it.
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Nguyen Duc Tuan at the investigation agency. Photo: CA |
Gold shop opened in Hoi An market, area about 10 m2, with the front facing Hoang Dieu Street, displays an L-shaped glass cabinet about 3 meters long.The shop is small but many people come to do business.
A local resident said that every morning the shop owner brings gold from home and collects it in the evening.
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The gold Tuan brought to sell was temporarily confiscated by the police. Photo:CA |
People living near the gold shop said that Tuan did not directly participate in the buying and selling but was in charge of the outside, guiding customers to park their cars at the shop.
Tuan has worked at the gold shop since 2012, quitting his job in 2018 when his family built two houses next to each other in Chau Trung block, Cam Nam ward to serve tourists. The two buildings were built on Tuan's parents' land and bought an additional part of land from a neighbor, and are in the final stages of completion.
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Tuan's family's house under construction. Photo:Dac Thanh |
