Successfully captured the man who shot back at Son La police

Thuan Chau District Police, Son La Province said that suspect Nguyen Van Long (45 years old, residing in Yen My 2, Xuan Hoa Ward, Phuc Yen City, Vinh Phuc Province) was arrested at 8:30 p.m. in Bo To Village, Chieng Ly Commune, Thuan Chau District - dozens of kilometers away from the area where he used a gun to fight back against the police and then fled.

Suspect Nguyen Van Long (center) was arrested by police. Photo:Quoc Tuan

On the afternoon of December 23, on National Highway 6 in Phong Lang commune, Thuan Chau district, Son La province, the authorities signaled to stop a 5-seat car driven by Long, traveling from Dien Bien to Son La for inspection.

However, Long drove his car into a vehicle of the Thuan Chau District Traffic Police on duty. When stuck on the side of the road, Long used a gun to fight the police and then left the car and fled into the forest.

Checking the abandoned car with license plate 30H 112.09, Mazda CX5, the police discovered 22 cakes of drugs, 17 kg of crystal meth and some other evidence.

The amount of evidence seized by the police. Photo:Quoc Tuan

300 officers, soldiers, and forces from communes, villages, towns, and police dogs were mobilized to search for the suspect. Because Long used a gun to fight against the authorities and then escaped, it was getting dark and the weather was very cold, so the pursuit encountered many difficulties.

In addition to setting up checkpoints in key areas that suspects could take advantage of to escape, the police have closely coordinated with the Party Committee, authorities and people of neighboring communes to control and track them down.

The forces captured Long after more than a day of searching.