The subjects prosecuted include: Le Kim Khanh (40 years old, residing in Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province); Nguyen Thi Thanh Toan (49 years old, residing in Binh Chuan ward, Thuan An city, Binh Duong province); Nguyen Ba Tuan (58 years old, residing in My Hanh Nam commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An province) and Hoang Phong Phu (29 years old, residing in Phuc Huu ward, District 9, Thu Duc city, Ho Chi Minh City). These subjects were arrested by the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang Police in coordination with Cam Le District Police and local police on December 8.
According to the initial investigation, at around 2:00 p.m. on December 6, Mr. Nguyen Minh T (27 years old, residing in Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province) received a phone call to book a car from Da Nang to Tra Kieu. At 3:00 p.m. the same day, when Mr. T arrived at 29/3 street, Hoa Xuan ward to pick up a passenger, two masked subjects opened the car door, claiming to be police officers and handcuffed him. Mr. T was covered with a coat and taken to another car. After 15 minutes of travel, he was taken to a closed room.
There, the group handcuffed Mr. T to a chair, took his phone, 3 bank cards and forced him to provide his password. They then withdrew 96 million VND from Mr. T's account. At around 9:00 p.m., the group took Mr. T back to the car on 29/3 Street. Suspecting that he had been scammed, Mr. T shouted "robbery" and was immediately threatened by a subject with a knife. Out of fear, Mr. T let the group escape. At 9:00 a.m. on December 7, Mr. T went to Cam Le District Police to report the incident.
Immediately after receiving the report, the police urgently investigated and identified the identities of the four suspects. By 2:00 p.m. on December 8, the task force had arrested the entire group of suspects while they were hiding in Quang Nam, Binh Duong, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. The suspects were transferred to Da Nang City Police for further investigation.
