Using tractors, committing 15 inter-district timber thefts

On March 21, the Criminal Police Department of Dien Chau District, Nghe An Province announced that it is temporarily detaining four suspects: Nguyen Van Thong (born in 1997), Tran Van Quyen (born in 1995), Nguyen Van Duc (born in 1995) and Ha Van Son (born in 1979), all residing in Nghi Thuan Commune, Nghi Loc District, to investigate the acts of theft of property and consumption of property obtained by others through crime.

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, Dien Chau District Police discovered a group of subjects from another district who had caused a series of wood thefts in this district. Given the above situation, the unit established a special project to concentrate forces to fight and clarify the matter soon.

The subjects and evidence in the case. Photo: Thuy Anh

After a period of investigation and collection of evidence, on March 20, the Investigation Committee identified 3 subjects in the case.groupincluding: Nguyen Van Thong, Tran Van Quyen and Nguyen Van Duc. An emergency arrest warrant was issued for these three subjects. Expanding the investigation, on the same day, the police arrested another subject, Ha Van Son, who had consumed the wood stolen by the group.

Searching many places, the task force seized 100 wooden boards including ironwood, cloves, sen, go do...

Through initial investigation, the subjects confessed: Taking advantage of the quiet night, this group of super thieves used motorbikes towing rickshaws along the districts of Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Yen Thanh to steal wood from people on the roadside or at wood factories. After successfully stealing, the group sold it to Ha Van Son to get money to spend.

With this trick, from January 2022 to now, the subjects have caused 15 cases of wood theft in the 3 districts mentioned above. The estimated property damage is about 300 million VND.

The project is currently being continued and expanded.