Two suspects arrested for robbing 2.2 billion from Long Thanh - Dau Giay toll station
When Tuan Anh and Nam met at Saigon Station to split the money, the police raided and arrested them.
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Hoang Nam at the investigation agency. Photo:Provided by police. |
At 11pm on February 7 (the 3rd day of Tet), detectives from the Southern Criminal Police Department (C45, Ministry of Public Security) and Dong Nai Police arrested Tran Tuan Anh (26 years old, from Tien Giang) and Nguyen Vu Hoang Nam (29 years old, from Nam Dinh) - suspects of attacking the Long Thanh - Dau Giay toll station (Thong Nhat district) and robbing more than 2 billion VND.
"The nature of the robbery was extremely serious and the suspects acted very professionally, so the Criminal Police Department coordinated the investigation. Initially, the suspects admitted to their actions," the source said.
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Tuan Anh at the investigation agency. Photo:Provided by police. |
Tuan Anh and Nam were both former employees of this toll station. After robbing the money, they fled on a motorbike. After about 3 km, Tuan Anh fell and injured his leg, forcing him to lie down near the railway tracks, about 3 km from the scene. Nam parked his motorbike at Long Khanh General Hospital and took a bus back to Ho Chi Minh City to rent a room.
Nam called Tuan Anh after bandaging his wound and went to Ho Chi Minh City to receive 50 million VND in advance, the remaining amount would be divided after "hearing about the situation". At around 11 pm, when the two met at Saigon Station to divide the money, they were surrounded and arrested by detectives.
Police seized some gold Nam bought with the stolen money, 100 million VND and many related documents.
At 7:00 a.m. on February 7, two robbers wearing black jackets, masks, and sneakers came from the rubber plantation behind the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway toll station, then climbed over the fence and broke into the accounting office through the window. There, 3 toll station employees were handing over shifts and the safe was open.
One of them shot at the computer to threaten him, the other used a knife to hit the employee in the neck, restrained him, and stole more than 2 billion VND from the safe. They escaped to the rubber plantation the same way.
While running away, they dropped their backpack containing more than 80 million VND. At the scene, the police seized 1 iron bullet (marble bullet), 2 knives, a cloth hat, 2 bottles of gasoline, 1 can of pepper spray, 3 sneakers...