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Man Impersonating Police Officer Arrested for Robbery

At around 7:00 PM on July 31, 2025, Mr. T.S.C., a resident of Si Ma Cai District in Lào Cai Province, Vietnam reported to local authorities that he had been stopped by a strange man who claimed to be an officer of the Lào Cai Provincial Police.

Vietnam detective service, the incident took place in an open lot in Group 26, Lào Cai Ward.

The suspect threatened Mr. C. and stole 3,050,000 VND in cash, a silver ring, and several personal documents.

Within just over two hours of the crime, Lào Cai Ward police, in coordination with provincial investigators, identified the suspect as Đinh Hoài Nam born 1996, Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam.

At approximately 9:30 PM the same day, Nam was arrested with all the stolen property in his possession.

Lào Cai police placed Nam in criminal custody and later transferred him, along with the evidence, to the Investigation Police Office under the Lào Cai Provincial Police Department for further investigation and legal processing.

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Phu Quoc: 3 people in the same family arrested for fraud

Three members of the same family have been prosecuted and temporarily detained by the An Giang Provincial Police for allegedly committing fraud in a land scam involving plots near Phu Quoc International Airport, Phu Quoc detective service.

Specifically, Nguyen Quoc Son and his wife, Nguyen Thi Chang, residing in Suoi May quarter, Phu Quoc, are accused of falsely claiming ownership of two land plots measuring over 37,000 m² and 20,000 m², respectively.

They allegedly misrepresented the land as being reclaimed and available for sale, thereby deceiving two victims—Mr. N.V.S. and Mr. P.T.D. and fraudulently collecting a total of 6.6 billion VND.

In reality, these plots are located within the planned area of Phu Quoc International Airport, which was acquired by the government in 2010 and is currently managed by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

Earlier, on June 22, the police had already arrested and prosecuted five other individuals from Suoi May—Nguyen Van Dien, Nguyen Quoc Dien, Diep Duy Hao, Diep Duy Dung, and Diep Khanh Quang, in connection with the same case, involving over 10 billion VND in fraudulent gains.

The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are urging anyone involved to come forward for leniency under the law.

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Gold shop robber claims to be unemployed and in debt

Trần Anh Dũng, 31, a resident of Ho Chi Minh city, was recently arrested by Tân Vĩnh Lộc commune police in coordination with the HCMC criminal police division for investigation on charges of robbery.

At the police station, Dũng confessed that he had been unemployed, heavily in debt, and unable to reclaim his pawned phone and laptop, which led him to the idea of robbing a gold shop.

Around 11:50 a.m. on July 29, Dũng disguised himself with a face mask and covered his motorcycle license plate before entering Kim Phát Nguyên 3 gold shop on Võ Văn Vân Street, hamlet 4, Tân Vĩnh Lộc commune.

He pretended to be a customer and asked to see a gold ring. As the female staff handed over a ring worth approximately 35 million VND, around $1,400, Dũng suddenly snatched it and fled.

The employee chased after him and grabbed his shirt, but Dũng accelerated his bike, dragging her along the street. She sustained minor scratches to her hands and legs.

Upon receiving the report, police quickly reviewed surveillance footage and identified the suspect.

By July 30, they had tracked down and arrested Dũng while he was hiding in Tân Sơn Nhì ward, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

The case is under further investigation for prosecution, Ho Chi Minh detective agency.

Hanoi: Three teenagers addicted to games robbed property

Police in Phu Dien ward, Hanoi, Vietnam have arrested three teenagers: Chu Van Duong , Nguyen Tuan Hung, and Luu Tuan Anh, for investigation on robbery charges.

Vietnamese detective, the suspects admitted they were addicted to video games and billiards, and with no money left, they planned to rob a motorbike taxi driver.

At around 12:20 a.m. on July 25, the group hired Mr. N.V.D. from Phu Tho province, for a ride to a deserted area in Phuc Minh, Phu Dien Ward.

Hanoi detective, once there, they suddenly assaulted and restrained him, stealing his motorbike, phone, and wallet.

The trio fled to Hung Yen, pawned the phone for over one million VND, then regrouped and spent the money.

They later sold the stolen motorbike for nearly eight million VND and discarded the victim’s wallet along the way.

Authorities quickly launched an investigation and, in coordination with Hanoi’s Criminal Police Division, apprehended the suspects.

Vietnam detective agency, the case is under further investigation.

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Da Nang City: Prosecution of former Deputy Chief Justice

Phạm Tấn Hoàng, former Deputy Chief Judge of the High People’s Court in Da Nang (now the Appellate Court of the Supreme People’s Court in Da Nang), has been officially indicted by the Supreme People’s Procuracy’s investigative agency for “Receiving bribes” under Article 354 of the Penal Code.

On July 17, 2025, Mr. Hoàng voluntarily turned himself in and admitted to receiving 140 million VND (approx. 5,500 USD) to influence the appellate ruling of a defendant in a murder case, reducing the sentence by 1.5 years. He also returned the full amount of the bribe.

Additionally, Mr. Hoàng was accused of taking bribes in another cassation case in Quang Tri Province, involving a contract dispute, in which he allegedly ruled in favor of one party.

His indictment brings the total number of individuals prosecuted in the bribery ring at the Da Nang High People’s Court to 27.

The case is being closely monitored by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption.

Previously, several other officials — including Phạm Việt Cường, also a former Deputy Chief Judge — along with judges, prosecutors, court clerks, and lawyers, were indicted on similar charges of receiving bribes to influence court proceedings.

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HCMC: Arrested man who snatched more than 100 lottery tickets

On the morning of July 22, the police of ward 12, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, reported that they had transferred Tran Van Khang, 28 years old, resident of Go Vap district to the Go Vap district police for further investigation on charges of robbery.

Previously, at around 5:00 PM on July 21, Mr. N.V.P. 58 years old, from Binh Thuan was selling lottery tickets on Le Duc Tho Street, ward 12, Go Vap district, when a young man approached and snatched the entire bundle of tickets from his hands—more than 100 tickets—then fled.

Mr. P. shouted for help, and local residents joined in the pursuit, Vietnam detective agency.

After about 500 meters, the suspect was apprehended and handed over to the Ward 12 police.

At the police station, the suspect identified himself as Tran Van Khang. Ho Chi Minh detective service, the seized lottery tickets totaled 102.

The case is currently under further investigation by the Go Vap District Police in accordance with legal procedures.

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Emergency arrest of man snatching money in HCM city

The Ho Chi Minh city police department has issued an emergency arrest warrant for Nguyen Thanh Hai, born in 1985, residing in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, to investigate the act of robbery.

According to information from the authorities, the incident occurred on the evening of July 11. At that time, Ms. V.T.H., born in 1993, residing in Thoi An ward, Ho Chi Minh city, went to work.

Ho Chi Minh detective, Their daughter, D.K.N., born in 2014, was looking after the fish sauce shop.

Taking advantage of the time, Nguyen Thanh Hai pretended to go in to buy goods and quickly snatched nearly 500,000 VND from the girl and escaped.

Immediately upon receiving the report, Thoi An Ward Police coordinated with the Criminal Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police to urgently verify and investigate the subject.

At 8:30 p.m. on July 13, 2025, the authorities arrested Nguyen Thanh Hai to continue investigating and clarifying the case.

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“Tien Bip” was prosecuted and temporarily detained in Hai Phong

On July 13, 2025, the Investigation police agency of Hai Phong city police prosecuted and detained Le Van Tien, also known as Tien Bip, 33 years old, residing in Vinh Tuy Ward, Hanoi, Vietnam on charges of gambling.

According to the investigation agency, during the expansion of a case involving gambling and organizing gambling activities in Hai Phong city, the police determined that Le Van Tien had engaged in gambling, and therefore decided to prosecute and detain him for investigation in accordance with the law.

Le Van Tien, commonly known as Tien Bip, is a social media figure famous for livestream videos selling goods and chatting with viewers in a controversial style.

He has repeatedly made shocking statements and had his TikTok account banned for violating community standards, but continues to operate on other platforms.

Currently, the case is still under investigation by Hai Phong city police.

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Phan Cong Khanh’s trick to steal Brabus G800 supercar

The investigation agency has discovered a plot to appropriate a Brabus G800 supercar worth tens of billions of VND. The case involves suspect Phan Cong Khanh, a famous car enthusiast in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

According to the investigation, a businessman in Ho Chi Minh city gave Khanh a Mercedes-AMG G63 modified with Brabus G800 to sell for an estimated price of 13 billion VND.

Vietnam detective, instead of creating conditions for a legal sale, Khanh used deceitful tricks to appropriate the car.

Khanh forged a sales contract and forged the transfer documents of this car. Then he used the car as collateral to borrow more than 7 billion VND from a finance company.

When the car owner asked about the purchase process, Khanh repeatedly made excuses and avoided answering.

This plot was discovered when the car owner became suspicious and reported the incident to the authorities, Ho Chi Minh detective agency.

The police opened an investigation, discovered the fraud and prosecuted Phan Cong Khanh for “Fraudulent appropriation of property”.

In addition to the Brabus G800, the authorities are also expanding the investigation into other luxury cars that Khanh had traded, which may be related to similar fraudulent acts.

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HCMC: Three Arrested for Beating Two Teenagers Unconscious

On July 6, police in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam detained three suspects for investigation on charges of intentionally causing injury in connection with an assault that left two teenage boys unconscious in Hanoi, Vietnam.

According to the initial investigation, on the evening of July 4, two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, were traveling on the street when they were suddenly attacked by a group of people wielding motorcycle helmets and wooden sticks.

The incident occurred on TX25 street, Thanh Xuan ward. Both victims were beaten unconscious and taken to the hospital by local residents with multiple injuries.

Based on security camera footage and witness statements, police identified the suspects and arrested three individuals involved on July 6.

Ho Chi Minh detective, preliminary findings suggest the assault stemmed from a personal conflict between the teenagers and the group of attackers.

Authorities are continuing to investigate the case, determine each suspect’s role, and expand the investigation.

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