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Suspect in Hue bank robbery arrested

 Police yesterday arrested a suspect in a robbery at a branch of the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) in Hue City earlier this month.

Mekong Delta gang arrested for series of gold shop burglaries

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Can Tho police have busted a gang of seven burglars who allegedly stole VND10 billion (US$450,000) from six jewellery shops in the Mekong Delta since last year.

More protesters arrested, police say Dallas sniper plotted bigger assault

 The U.S. military veteran who fatally shot five Dallas police officers last week was plotting a larger assault, authorities said, disclosing how he had taunted negotiators and written on a wall in his own blood before being killed.

Petrobras scandal: Brazil billionaire Andre Esteves arrested

 One of Brazil's richest businessmen and a top senator have been arrested as part of the sweeping corruption probe into state oil giant Petrobras.

Peter Mukerjea: India media tycoon arrested in murder case

 An Indian media tycoon has been arrested in connection with the murder of his stepdaughter, police said.

Paris attacks: Police swoop on apartment in northern suburb

 Armed police are raiding a flat in the north Paris suburb of Saint Denis in an operation linked to Friday's attacks.

Journalist guilty of helping Anonymous deface Los Angeles Times

 An American journalist has been found guilty of helping hacktivist group Anonymous deface the website of the Los Angeles Times.

Man arrested on suspicion of killing four people

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the Central Highlands Gia Lai Province arrested Vu Van Dan, 39, yesterday afternoon after he allegedly killed four people and injured three persons in Phu Vinh Village.

MtGox bitcoin chief Mark Karpeles arrested in Japan

 Japanese police have arrested the CEO of the failed company MtGox, which was once the world's biggest exchange of the virtual currency, bitcoin.

Noi Bai Airport staff arrested for stealing

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two cargo loaders at Noi Bai International Airport have been arrested for stealing a passenger's smartphone, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAA) said on Saturday.

Four rangers arrested for negligence over illegal logging

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city's investigation police have arrested four persons for violating forest exploitation and protection regulations in the special-use Ba Na-Nui Chua zone.

Former Agribank head arrested

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Tat Ngoc, former chairman of the Viet Nam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), has been arrested for alleged intentional violations of State regulations on economic management.

Russian passenger arrested for carrying 3kg cocaine into Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Russian citizen has been detained for carrying 2.8kg of cocaine into Vietnam via Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Vietnam deports 26 foreigners for swindling via Internet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty-six Chinese and Taiwanese arrested in Vietnam for their involvement in a sophisticated internet scam have been deported,

Illegal migrants return

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of 31 illegal Vietnamese migrants, who were detained following a recent raid by Russian police in Moscow, headed home on Saturday.

Man arrested for infringing State, citizens' interests

Officers from the Investigation Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on Saturday arrested Truong Duy Nhat on the charge of "abusing rights to democracy and freedom to infringe the interests of the State and the legitimate rights

Foreigners seized for hi-tech fraud

 VietNamNet Bridge – Public security officers in HCM City arrested last Thursday a group of 52 people from mainland China and Taiwan on charges of swindling by using hi-tech telecom devices.