Capture of a particularly dangerous drug lord who is on the run
Nguyen Sy Thang was arrested by police at noon on August 25, while he was sleeping in a motel.
Bao Loc City Police (Lam Dong) said that they had received a particularly dangerous wanted criminal, Nguyen Sy Thang (58 years old, residing in village 1, Phu Ninh commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city) from Loc Son Ward Police (Bao Loc city). Thang was arrested by the police force at noon on August 25, while he was sleeping in a motel.
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| Drug lord Nguyen Sy Thang was arrested in Bao Loc city, Lam Dong province. |
Thang is considered a notorious drug lord of Hai Phong, with a wide area of operation in many provinces and cities from North to South. Despite being wanted, from the end of 2017 until now, Nguyen Sy Thang has still organized and operated illegal drug trafficking. Recently, on the way to escape arrest, this subject went to Bao Loc City (Lam Dong) to rent a house to live.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Kinh, Chief of Loc Son Ward Police, Bao Loc City, previously through verification work from information provided by Hai Phong and Quang Ninh Police, using professional measures, the ward police discovered that Nguyen Sy Thang was temporarily residing at a motel in Residential Group 11, Loc Son Ward.
At noon on August 25, when they learned that Thang was sleeping in the motel, Loc Son Ward Police deployed forces to surround and capture the subject and hand him over to Bao Loc City Police.
Currently, Bao Loc City Police are completing documents and procedures to hand over Nguyen Sy Thang to Quang Ninh Provincial Police for handling according to their authority.