A group of people used cars to steal hundreds of water pump motors.
The group drove to the largest vegetable growing area in the province, took advantage of the darkness to steal hundreds of water pump motors and many agricultural tools for the people.
Don Duong District Police (Lam Dong) has just temporarily detained 6 subjects for theft of property and consumption of property obtained by others through crime. This group of subjects are permanent or temporary residents in districts in Lam Dong province.
Subjects arrested for behaviortheft of propertyincluding Lang Van Long (27 years old) and Lang Van Viet (24 years old, from Thanh Hoa, temporarily residing in Nam Ban town, Lam Ha district), K'Tuy (24 years old, residing in Me Linh commune, Lam Ha district), Hoang Gia Thinh (27 years old, residing in Binh Thanh commune, Duc Trong district).
Two subjects Le Cong Vy (26 years old) and Nguyen Hoai Long (25 years old, both residing in Duc Trong district) were arrested for the act of consuming property obtained by others through crime.
Previously, many people in Don Duong district (the largest vegetable growing area in Lam Dong province) reported to authorities that thieves broke into their tool sheds and vegetable and flower gardens to steal water pump motors and many types of agricultural machinery.
Many nights, the group of thieves stole dozens of water pump motors at once, causing farmers to worry and feel insecure, negatively affecting local vegetable and flower production.
The Criminal Police Department of Don Duong District Police coordinated with the police of communes and towns in the area to investigate. Using professional measures, the police force found clues and arrested 4 suspects for property theft.
Searching the group’s residence, Don Duong District Police discovered and seized many properties including water pump motors and other related evidence. Notably, when they went to steal water pump motors, they often used cars to move and transport the evidence.
Expanding the investigation, Don Duong District Police discovered that Le Cong Vy and Nguyen Hoai Long had consumed the stolen property.
Initial investigations determined that in recent months, the suspects had stolen hundreds of water pump motors and agricultural machinery in Don Duong district and then sold them, illegally profiting hundreds of millions of dong, which they divided among themselves.
