Tay Ninh province police arrested Thien (21, residing in Ho Chi Minh City) on 4/9 on charges of robbery.
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Huynh Tan Thien at the police station. Photo: Can Giuoc Commune People's Committee |
Huynh Tan Thien at the police station. Photo: Can Giuoc Commune People's Committee
Thien confessed that he needed money and planned to rob the gold store. On 3/9, he rode his motorbike to Tay Ninh province and targeted a seemingly empty jewelry store in Long Hau hamlet, Can Giuoc commune. He pretended to be a customer interested in buying gold.
A staff member showed him three gold bracelets weighing over 11.8 chi (a Vietnamese unit of weight, equivalent to 3.75 grams), worth almost 90 million VND. When the employee wasn't looking, Thien grabbed the bracelets and fled towards Ho Chi Minh City.
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The jewelry store where the robbery occurred. Photo: Can Giuoc Commune People's Committee |
The jewelry store where the robbery occurred. Photo: Can Giuoc Commune People's Committee
Police tracked the suspect using security camera footage. At 2 PM on 4/9, Thien was located and arrested in Binh Truong 3 hamlet, Binh Khanh commune, Ho Chi Minh City, before he could sell the stolen gold. The bracelets were returned to the store owner.
Nam An
