Summoning a group of subjects buying, selling and manufacturing illegal guns

On May 15, Buon Ma Thuot City Police said that they had just summoned 4 subjects to handle the act of buying, selling, storing, and manufacturing illegal weapons. The police seized 4 guns, many bullets, knives, and machetes.

The summoned and handled subjects include: Nguyen Tan Toan (24 years old), residing in Binh Giao commune, Chu Prong district, Gia Lai province; Ngo Thi Tuoi (24 years old), residing in Tien Thang commune (Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city); Lai Van Tien (28 years old, residing in Hoa Thuan commune) and Nguyen Dinh Tan Phat (25 years old, residing in Tan An ward), both in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province.

Initial information, on May 11, the Criminal Police Team of Buon Ma Thuot City Police inspected the rented room of Tuoi and Tien in Tan Thanh ward, discovered 2 revolver-type guns and 3 bullets.

Tien confessed that he bought one gun from Toan in Gia Lai province for 5 million VND, and the other gun was ordered online by Phat for 900,000 VND.

Buon Ma Thuot City Police summoned Phat for questioning. At the same time, they sent a working group to Gia Lai province to urgently search Toan's residence and bring him back to Dak Lak.

During the search, the police confiscated from Toan 1 long gun, 1 short gun, 7 bullets, many machines and tools used to make guns, and 16 knives and swords of various types.

Initially, Toan confessed to buying the above vehicles and machines to make guns to sell for profit.

In February 2024, after Tien contacted to order a gun, Toan went on Facebook to buy a metal gun, a revolver, with a rotating magazine for 900,000 VND.

Then, Toan brought it home to modify, change the size of the magazine to fit the rubber bullet and sold it to Tien for 5 million VND.

Buon Ma Thuot City Police have sent the four guns for appraisal to have a basis for handling the subjects.