Eight suspects blocked a road, forced a woman into a car, took her to a guesthouse where they beat her and compelled her to transfer money, intending to sell her to Cambodia; however, the victim managed to escape.
Le Thanh Long, 49, and a group of teenagers, armed with a gun and iron rods, allegedly assaulted a barbershop owner to demand a 10 million Vietnamese dong debt.
A group of robbers ambushed and brutally attacked a young man traveling alone on a deserted road to his hometown for the Tet holiday, stealing his belongings.