The CSHS talks about bank robbers “hiding” in closed groups on social networks

Recently, there have been many robberies at transaction offices, bank branches, supermarkets and convenience stores in the locality. Typically, on March 31, Tran Tuan Anh (27 years old, in Vinh Phuc) due to debt went to Agribank South Thai Nguyen branch to fill up with gasoline, threaten employees to rob property, and was arrested at the scene.

Lieutenant General Tran Ngoc Ha, Director of the Department of Criminal Procedure.

Previously, on March 7, Nguyen Van Hieu (31 years old) and Nguyen Thanh Tung (41 years old, living in Hanoi) brought lighters and knives to Vietinbank’s transaction office in Hanoi to threaten employees to rob 500 million dong. Similarly, on January 7, at Vietcombank’s transaction office on Dinh Vu Street (Dong Hai 2 ward, Hai Phong city), Nguyen Van Nam (24 years old, residing in Hai Phong city) wore a mask, a black backpack, wearing a cap suddenly burst into the bank, pulled out a gun, threatened security guards and bank employees, and robbed more than 3 billion dong. ..

Talking about the recent property robbery cases, Lieutenant General Tran Ngoc Ha, Director of the Department of CSHS, said that in addition to traditional methods and tricks, objects appeared through space. The network establishes closed groups, makes friends with each other to carry out acts of robbery at banks and convenience stores.

“The main perpetrators have no criminal record, no employment, or unstable jobs, debts, and economic difficulties. Robberies often occur at a time when the number of customers at transaction offices and bank branches is small, employees are caught off guard, and there are loopholes in security. Most of the offenders threaten or use homemade weapons, guns, and fake explosives to intimidate and carry out the act of robbery,” said Lieutenant General Tran Ngoc Ha.

The Director of CSHS recommends that each transaction office and bank branch need to invest in a secure, complete and modern security system; build a team of security guards in sufficient number, healthy and agile. At the same time, regularly train employees in necessary skills to be able to identify, evaluate and respond to situations that arise.

The Ministry of Public Security has also directed the police force and police of units and localities to continue strictly implementing the plans and directions of the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security on crime prevention and control, ensuring order and safety. society during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Handling and solving urgent and complicated situations in particularly serious cases infringing on social order, focusing on formulating and implementing thematics, plans and plans to prevent and fight against them. compete with criminals who rob property, especially at transaction offices, bank branches, jewelry stores, convenience stores, etc.

Along with that, the CSHS coordinated with the State Bank’s functional agencies and the local police to conduct a survey on crime prevention at transaction offices and bank branches to propose solutions to increase crime. strengthen prevention and fight against bank robbery crimes… Strengthen control in cyberspace, promptly detect and take measures to detect and strictly handle acts of taking advantage of cyberspace to commit acts of violation. breaking the law.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, after 3 months of drastic implementation of the peak of attack and crime suppression nationwide, the number of criminal cases decreased by 17.51% over the same period in 2021; The police force investigated and discovered 8,016 crimes related to social order (reaching the rate of 87.91%), arrested 19,037 subjects, dismantled 242 criminal gangs and groups.