Female DJ and boyfriend arrested for stealing billions of dollars worth of property
The female DJ and her boyfriend admitted to committing many thefts of valuable property.
On May 23, the Investigation Police Agency of Thu Duc City Police issued a decision to prosecute and execute an order to temporarily detain two subjects: Nguyen Van Tuyen (33 years old, from Hai Duong) and Nguyen Ngoc Thuong (28 years old, from Quang Ninh) for the crime of "Theft of property".
It is known that Tuyen has 3 criminal records and was released from prison a few months ago. Thuong works as a DJ at many entertainment venues and coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City.
According to initial information, due to needing money to spend, Tuyen and Thuong decided to steal property together.
Recently, Tuyen broke into a house in Hiep Phu ward, Thu Duc city to steal property. Meanwhile, Thuong sat at a nearby coffee shop keeping watch, waiting for her lover to finish committing the crime and then take him away to escape.
When Tuyen stole 2 phones, he was discovered by people in the house and shouted for help. At this time, Tuyen quickly climbed up the balcony to escape, hid on the roof of a house and called Thuong to come pick him up.
Upon receiving the news, the local police arrived to search for the thief. When Thuong arrived to pick up Tuyen, she was discovered and arrested by the police.
Through the struggle, Tuyen and Thuong admitted that in the past few months, they had committed two thefts worth billions of dong in Hiep Phu ward.
Specifically, at the end of January 2024, Tuyen broke into a house and stole 40 million VND and several phones and laptops.
At the end of February, Tuyen broke into another house and stole a large amount of property including: 300 million VND, 1,000 USD, 500 Euro, 6 taels of 18K gold, 1 tael of 9999 gold, 1 SJC gold bar and 2 iPhones.
In these thefts, Tuyen directly committed the crime, while Thuong stayed outside to look out, drove his lover to escape and sold the stolen property.
Both also admitted to committing several other thefts, with stolen property including gold, foreign currency, branded watches...
Thu Duc City Police are currently expanding the investigation.