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60 tons of smuggled rosewood seized on the road to China

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security cooperated with the police of Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh provinces to seize two batches of rosewood estimated at tens of billions VND (millions of USD) which were on the way to China.

Nghe An: Over 200kg of ivory disappears, four officers arrested

 VietNamNet Bridge – The police agency of Vinh City, Nghe An province have arrested four employees of the Vinh City Law Enforcement Department for their connection to the missing of more than 200kg of elephant tusks in the warehouse of this agency.

Telepaths arrested for faking war martyr remains

“Telepath” Nguyen Van Thuy and his wife, Man Thi Duyen, who is also a “telepath,” were arrested for investigation of faking war martyr remains, earning hundreds of thousands of USD from the Bank for Social Policies of Vietnam.

Chinese swindlers arrested in HCM City

 Ho Chi Minh City Police have arrested 16 Chinese fraudsters who used technology to swindle fellow countrymen living in China.

Rare butterfly on Red Book found in Soc Trang

 Police in the central province of Nghe An on September 13 arrested four drug traffickers suspected of involving in a transnational ring.

Police uncover huge ATM fraud operation in Nha Trang

 Police in the central province of Khanh Hoa has arrested three foreigners for using counterfeit ATM cards to withdraw money from banks’ ATMs.

Men arrested for stealing gene research devices

 Two men have been arrested by the Dong Da District Police for stealing electronic devices from the Centre for Gene-Protein Research at Ha Noi Medical University.

Dong Thap: Director arrested for smuggling nearly 6,000 tons of oil

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen The Dung, chairman and CEO of the State-owned Dong Thap Oil and Gas Trading Company (Petimex) was arrested on August 27 for investigation of smuggling.

HCM City: Businessman arrested for million USD fraud

Chairman and CEO of the HCM City-based Forest Product and Handicraft Production, Import - Export Joint Stock Company (UPEXIM), was arrested on August 13 for acts of "fraudulent appropriation of assets."

Gun-toting robbers caught in Binh Duong

 The instigator of a series of robberies at petrol stations in Ben Cat District in the southern province of Binh Duong has been caught.

HCMC Law Newspaper’s reporter arrested, suspected of taking bribe

At 11am on August 7, the police allegedly caught in the act reporter Vo Thanh Tung, 31, with pen name Duy Dong of the HCM City Law Newspaper of taking money from a bar owner at the restaurant of a hotel in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai province.

French doctor, suspected of sexually abusing children, arrested in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Suspecting the 51-year-old man to be involved in a number of child sexual abuse cases in several countries, the French authorities issued a wanted notice. Vietnam police caught this man in a large hospital in Hanoi.

After retirement, many big bosses still go to jail

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the last month, up to four former officials of state-owned corporations were arrested and prosecuted for their violations of the law when they were in office.

Russian police arrest 300 Vietnamese workers in Moscow garment factory

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Russian media on May 22 reported that the local police had closed a garment facility in Leninsky, Moscow, which recruited more than 300 illegal Vietnamese workers.

Deputy police chief slays one at party

 VietNamNet Bridge - Due to conflicts while drinking, the vice police chief of Tra Van commune in Nam Tra My district, the central province of Quang Nam, killed one and injured two others with a knife.

New Horizon's crew sends "ultimatum" to Vinashinlines

Confirming to leave the ship after three days to save their lives, New Horizon's 20-member crew did sign an "ultimatum" to Vinashinlines, asking for an emergency rescue.

Hanoi police arrest illegal debt collectors using “dirty bombs"

VietNamNet Bridge - Police of Cau Giay District, Hanoi, have arrested a gang of illegal debt collectors who usually used "dirty bombs" (mixture of shrimp paste, lubricant oil, etc.) to threaten debtors.

100 policemen raid large gambling den in Hoa Binh

VietNamNet Bridge – On April 25, over 120 policemen rushed in a gambling den on the Vong Mountain in Hoa Binh. They caught in the act dozens of gamblers who were playing xoc dia, confiscating nearly VND1 billion ($50,000).

HCM City: Head of District 1 site clearance compensation board arrested

The chief of the site clearance compensation board of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City was arrested yesterday, April 24, for investigation of misappropriating VND10 billion ($500,000) of his agency.

Boston marathon bombs suspect captured

The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after being found hiding in a boat in a suburban homeowner's backyard.