Ha Van Yen, 38, and two accomplices have been apprehended months after allegedly breaking into a pagoda abbot's room and stealing assets valued at approximately 3.5 billion VND.
Upon receiving a report that a car stolen in Dong Nai was being driven into Ho Chi Minh City, traffic police launched a search and intercepted the vehicle after 15 minutes.
Luong Van Tien entered a Winmart supermarket in Dai Mo ward, threatening a female cashier with a knife to steal money, but only managed to grab a phone.
Phan Dinh Tu, 20, has been detained after allegedly stealing over 80 million dong from a scooter's storage compartment at a wedding reception in Krong Nang commune, Dak Lak province. The money was later found hidden in an abandoned house.