Vietnamese Detectives

Ngo Duc Dung, a top wanted criminal in Quang Tri

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On May 7, police in Quang Tri province reported that Ngo Duc Dung, born 1988, resident of ward 3, Quang Tri town, Vietnam, has turned himself in after being listed as a special wanted criminal for an organized extortion case.

According to investigators, Dũng was the alleged ringleader of a criminal group involved in extorting a large sum of money—approximately VND 1.1 billion—from individuals in Vinh An Hamlet, Cam Hieu Commune, Cam Lo District.

His group used threats and intimidation to force victims into handing over money, Vietnam detective agency.

This case shocked the local community due to its scale and organized nature. Police identified several suspects, arresting accomplice Le Thanh Thao (born 1992) earlier, while Dũng fled and was placed on the national most-wanted list.

Thanks to coordination between law enforcement and efforts to persuade his family, Dũng surrendered on May 6, 2025, admitting his role in the crime.

Authorities are now expanding the investigation to determine the responsibilities of each individual and ensure legal accountability.

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Prosecuted 3 officials of Tu Nhien commune for accepting bribes

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Hanoi: Prosecuted 3 officials of Tu Nhien commune for accepting bribes of more than 400 million VND.

Accordingly, three officials of Tu Nhien commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi have just been prosecuted for accepting money to “turn a blind eye” to illegal construction works on agricultural land.

Specifically, the Investigation Police Agency of Hanoi City Police has issued a decision to prosecute the accused: Nguyen Xuan Phien – Chairman of Tu Nhien Commune People’s Committee; Nguyen Van Phich – Vice Chairman of the Commune People’s Committee; Tran Thi Thu Trang – Commune cadastral officer.

All three people are being investigated for the act of “Receiving bribes” under Article 354 of the Penal Code.

The decisions to prosecute and the procedural measures have been approved by the Hanoi People’s Procuracy.

According to the initial investigation results, during the period from November 2024 to March 2025, the accused repeatedly received money from people to ignore violations in land management and construction order.

The total amount of money that the three officials received was 412 million VND, from 5 households who wanted to illegally build permanent houses on agricultural land – something that should have been prevented and handled.

Notably, the bribery was organized, with the participation of Nguyen Van Thang, Head of Residential Cluster No. 5 of the commune.

Mr. Thang was investigated for the crime of “Bribery Brokerage” when he acted as an intermediary connecting people with commune officials to “bribe” illegal construction to be “legalized”.

The illegal constructions then sprung up openly, in defiance of legal regulations, until they were discovered by the authorities.

Based on the collected documents, the police searched the workplace and residence of the defendants, and temporarily detained many documents for investigation.

The case is currently being expanded to clarify the responsibilities of each individual involved as well as those who show signs of aiding and covering up.

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Kien Giang: Dispose of drugs when encountering the police

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Pham Huyen Tran, 36 years old, and her accomplice were driving a car when the police blocked the car and asked them to stop.

Tran threw two bags of drugs weighing more than one kilogram onto the road to destroy evidence but were caught red-handed.

On April 28, 2025, Tran and Tran Van Loc, 37 years old, were temporarily detained by Kien Giang provincial police, Vietnam detective, for the crime of Illegal drug trafficking.

According to the investigation, on April 12, Tran and Loc were traveling in two cars from Long Xuyen city to An Bien District.

On National Highway 63 in Hung Yen Commune, the two saw the police blockade and quickly threw two bags of drugs out of the car, intending to destroy the evidence.

The police raided and caught them red-handed, two bags of essence disguised in tea bags tested positive for synthetic drugs.

Tran and Loc admitted their actions, saying they were delivering drugs to an unknown buyer in An Bien District when they were discovered.

The case is under further investigation, private detective news: https://vietnamdetective.org

 

Pretend to be an inspector to scam money to make a red book

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The Criminal police department of Da Nang police has prosecuted and temporarily detained Nguyen Thi Nhu Rin, 39 years old, residing in Binh Dinh province.

This person was arrested to investigate the act of fraud and appropriation of property.

According to the investigation, in July 2023, Rin knew that a woman in Da Nang city needed to do procedures for a Certificate of Land Use Rights, so she approached her.

She lied that she was a high-ranking official who could handle the procedures for the red book, to the city leaders in Da Nang.

The victim trusted her and handed over the land records in Lien Chieu district and gave Rin 25 million VND in advance.

Rin continued to text and call through unofficial phone numbers, even impersonating Da Nang leaders to gain trust, continuously promising that “the records are almost done”.

From July 2023 to June 2024, the victim transferred money to Rin many times, a total of 900 million VND.

Rin did not take care of the land procedures and spent all this money, now unable to pay back this money.

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Arrested for snatching a gold necklace in Ho Chi Minh city

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Ho Chi Minh city police are temporarily detaining Vo Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, residing in Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

Ngoc Thanh was temporarily detained to investigate the act of robbery, detective in Ho Chi Minh city.

H.P.M, residing in Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh city, was walking on Ni Su Huynh Lien street, Tan Binh district, when a young man on a motorbike suddenly snatched his necklace.

Ho Chi Minh detective, the victim then went to the police to report and said that the necklace weighed 5 taels of gold.

The Ho Chi Minh City Police Department’s Criminal Police Department coordinated with related professional units to quickly investigate and identified Thanh as the suspect.

The police tracked down and arrested the suspect while he was hiding with his girlfriend in a rented room in Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh city.

Thanh said he sold the necklace to a gold shop in Binh Tan district for 39 million VND.

The police recovered the evidence of the case and returned it to the victim.

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Hanoi: Arrest of man who attacked neighbor with knife

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Hanoi city police are temporarily detaining Nguyen Chi Dung, 52 years old, in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, Vietnam.

This person is being temporarily detained for the authorities to investigate the act of intentionally causing injury.

According to the authorities, Dung lives in building D5 Dang Xa, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, Vietnam.

On the morning of April 20, 2025, Dung suddenly used a pig-slaughtering knife to attack Mr. Nguyen Van H. who lives in the same building, injuring the victim.

The victim was injured in the arm and back but was still lucky to escape. Dung ran into an apartment to hold out.

The Criminal Police Department arrived at the scene, coordinated with the local police to come up with a plan to control and arrest Dung.

After about 1 hour, the authorities raided the apartment and successfully arrested the suspect.

Dung has 3 previous convictions and has shown signs of psychosis due to drug use.

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Mong Cai: Arrest of subject illegally transporting 4kg of gold

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At about 11:00 a.m. on April 17, 2025, during an inspection at the Mong Cai international border gate.

The authorities discovered that Pham Thi Van Anh (41 years old, residing in Mong Cai) had hidden 4 gold-colored metal bars on her person.

According to a Vietnamese private detective agency, these four bars are suspected to be pure gold.

These metal bars were not declared to the customs authority according to regulations in Vietnam.

Through initial inspection, the Border Guard determined that the 4 metal bars had the symbol Au 999.9, with a total weight of 4kg.

Pham Thi Van Anh confessed that the above amount of gold was hired by a woman named Quynh to transport from China to Vietnam through Mong Cai border gate to receive payment.

The Border Guard Station of Mong Cai international border gate made a record and seized the evidence.

The authorities completed the initial records and coordinated with the People’s Procuracy of Mong Cai City to issue a decision to temporarily detain the subject.

The case is being investigated and clarified by the authorities.

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Prosecuted two subjects for gold robbery in Hai Duong

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Hai Duong provincial police have just issued a decision to prosecute Doan Van Nhat (Hai Phong city, Vietnam) and Pham Van Thuc (Ha Long city, Quang Ninh, Vietnam).

These two people were prosecuted for the crime of Robbery, due to their previous actions.

The two subjects took advantage of the area of ​​Duong Rong cemetery, Hai Duong, to approach a woman who was wearing jewelry.

They controlled and robbed her of a gold necklace and earrings.

The property was then sold at a gold shop in Hai Phong for 18 million VND and then divided among themselves to spend.

Through investigation, both subjects had criminal records related to robbery and theft.

Pham Van Thuc had one previous conviction for robbery, one previous conviction for theft; and Doan Van Nhat had two previous convictions for theft.

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Transporting more than 30 kg of drugs for wages

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The Long An Border Guard, Vietnam, said it had arrested two suspects in a drug trafficking ring, Vietnam detective agency.

Ho Chi Minh detective, these two people in Mai’s ring are Bui Ngoc Lan and Dam Quang Thuong, living in Ho Chi Minh city.

The Border Guard coordinated with local police to arrest Mai, from Tay Ninh while driving a 7-seat car from Dong Thap to Tan Hung district, Long An, Vietnam.

Checking the car, the police discovered 32 blocks of solid substances disguised in tea bags. These packages contained 20 kg of methamphetamine, 6 kg of ketamine and more than 4.1 kg of heroin.

Mai said he was hired by an unidentified man in Cambodia to transport the goods to Ho Chi Minh City for 2,000 USD.

Mai knew it was drugs but accepted the generous payment. On the evening of March 11, he drove a car from Tay Ninh to Hong Ngu city, Dong Thap so that two Cambodian men could put the drugs in the car.

Mai then contacted the recipients, Lan and Thuong, in Ho Chi Minh City. On the way, Mai was arrested while delivering drugs to these two people.

Vietnam detective, the case is still under investigation, private detective in Vietnam.

The factory owner was arrested for illegally dumping waste

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Nguyen Ngoc Thuong, set up an aluminum recycling workshop on the edge of a cajuput forest in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam detective service agency.

This workshop directly discharged nearly 8,000 tons of ash and aluminum slag into the environment, which is extremely harmful to the environment.

Ho Chi Minh detective, Thuong was temporarily detained by Ho Chi Minh city police to investigate the act of causing environmental pollution.

According to the investigation agency, since 2019, Thuong has set up an aluminum smelting and recycling workshop on a large plot of land on the edge of a cajuput forest, Vinh Loc B commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh city.

Thuong directed the dumping of untreated waste such as ash and aluminum slag… on site, or in areas along the forest.

The amount of industrial solid waste generated from aluminum smelting and recycling activities, dumped directly, is nearly 8,000 tons.

These substances are assessed by the investigation agency to cause serious pollution.

The investigation agency is clarifying the case. Visit us at: https://vietnamdetective.org

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