'Robber' arrested after 27 years on the run

Committing murder and robbery, a man in Kien Giang escaped from prison, changed his name and evaded capture for decades.

Tuong was arrested after 27 years of escaping from prison. Photo: Police.

Le Quang Tuong (47 years old, in Tan Hiep district) was just arrested by Kien Giang Provincial Police after 27 years of escaping from prison to evade arrest warrant.

According to records, on May 25, 1990, Tuong invited his friend to bring a weapon to An Giang to find someone to rob. The two hired a motorbike taxi to take them to a deserted road in Thoai Son town, where they controlled and robbed the motorbike.

The victim resisted, but Tuong stabbed and cut his neck. Despite being injured, the motorbike taxi driver tried to accelerate, throwing both robbers onto the road and then went to the construction site to report. The two robbers were arrested shortly after.

Sentenced to life in prison for murder and robbery, Tuong later escaped from prison to Ho Chi Minh City, changing his name to hide.

In early 2001, Tuong returned to Kien Giang to live in Tan Hiep B commune, Tan Hiep district, because he thought the law had "forgotten" him.

According to VNE