Breaking up the gang that specializes in robbing foreigners

April 19, 2022 19:20 GMT+7

On the afternoon of April 19, the Hanoi City Police said that it had issued a decision to temporarily hold Nguyen Tien Dung (born in 1993, residing in Song Mai commune, Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province) and Duong Dinh Hoan (born 1993). residing at group 28, Vinh Hung ward, Hoang Mai district, Hanoi) to clarify the act of robbery with foreign elements.

Two subjects were arrested by the police.

According to the investigation documents, both Dung and Hoan are heavy drug addicts, do not have jobs. Dung has 2 previous convictions for “Illegal possession of drugs” and “Storage of military weapons” and 2 previous convictions for compulsory detoxification. Meanwhile, Hoan also had a previous conviction for the crime of “illegal arrest”.

In order to have money to buy drugs, the two invited each other to rob property and often choose foreigners to commit crimes, thinking that these people will bring valuable assets, but do not know the language. Vietnamese should not be afraid of being called.

In order to commit crimes, both of them stalked the streets or had foreigners living and working like Dao Tan, Kim Ma, Ba Dinh district to act. Police agency clarified, around 9pm on March 24, Hoan was driving a blue Honda Lead brand motorcycle, control plate 29X7-256.52 carrying Dung around Ngoc Khanh and Cong Vi wards, Ba Dinh district (Ha Noi). Interior).

At around 10:10 p.m. on the same day, discovering a foreign man coming out of a restaurant, standing in front of house number 126 Phan Ke Binh, Cong Vi ward, holding a mobile phone to call a taxi, Hoan drove a motorbike. quickly, close to Dung sitting behind to snatch the iPhone Xs brand phone from the victim’s hand, then the two escaped. This phone, the subjects sold for 1,000,000 VND and then split the money to buy drugs.

On March 26, the two subjects continued to commit crimes at 535 Kim Ma, Ngoc Khanh ward. The victim in this case is Ishizaki Masahiro (Japanese nationality). While waiting for a taxi, Mr. Ishizaki was robbed of a red iPhone X by the subjects. The property they plundered, they sold for 1,500,000 VND and then divided among themselves.

Also with the above tricks, at about 8:30 pm on March 30, Dung and Hoan continued to cause a robbery at 33 Phan Ke Binh, taking away from Mr. Takahashi Toru, a Japanese, a blue cell phone. brand A52. This phone was sold by two subjects for VND 4,000,000 and then split to buy drugs and eat and spend…

Expanding the investigation, the Criminal Police Department also clarified the robbery that occurred at 22:30 on April 2 at lane 553 Kim Ma, Ngoc Khanh ward, caused by Dung and Hoan. On April 8, the subjects caused two consecutive robberies, taking away a black Xiaomi mobile phone and a black Samsung Galaxy S21 phone from foreigners in Bac Ninh city. Bac Ninh province.

Particularly, the blue Honda Lead motorbike was the vehicle that caused the crime, through verification, the functional forces knew that this was evidence of a previous property theft, so the investigation is continuing.

The case is currently being expanded.

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