A group of young men impersonating police officers robbed a casino.
A group of young men went to casinos, fired guns and artillery, then claimed to be Criminal Police, robbed property and left.
On the afternoon of May 5, Dong Thap Provincial Police announced that the investigation agency had just arrested a group of 6 young men who impersonated criminal police officers to rob property.
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| Ho Quoc Anh (mastermind of the robbery). |
According to the initial investigation, the subjects include: Ho Quoc Anh (22 years old, residing in Long Hung A commune, Lap Vo district, Dong Thap); Tran Minh Hau (17 years old); Nguyen Thanh Nhut Anh (17 years old, both residing in Tan Khanh Dong commune, Sa Dec city, Dong Thap); Tran Van Vu Kiet (20 years old); Chau Quoc Anh (20 years old) and Dang Thanh Dat (17 years old, both residing in Tan Khanh Trung commune, Lap Vo district) together went to social evils spots, cockfighting arenas and claimed to be criminal police.
This group used guns and handcuffs to control the people involved but did not make a record and robbed them before escaping in a car. The people were suspicious so they reported to the police and this group of young men was quickly arrested.
At the police station, the group of young men confessed that Ho Quoc Anh was the mastermind, inviting the other five people to discuss, impersonate criminal police, raid gambling dens, control the people involved, and rob their property. The investigation agency seized a cannon, two handcuffs, three motorbikes, and related evidence.
The case is under further investigation.
