According to information from the Thanh Hoa Provincial Police, local authorities in Dong Quang Commune, Thanh Hoa City, apprehended Nguyen Hoang Anh (born in 2002), a fraud suspect returning from Cambodia.

Hoang Anh was previously the subject of search warrants issued by the police departments of Lien Chieu District in Da Nang and Nam Tu Liem District in Hanoi.

At the police station, Hoang Anh admitted that between April and December 2023, due to gambling debts, he committed two cases of fraud in Lien Chieu District (Da Nang) and Nam Tu Liem District (Hanoi), stealing a total of nearly 500 million VND (approximately 20,000 USD).

After committing the crimes, he fled to Cambodia and became involved in further scams at the notorious Tam Thai Tu complex.

There, because he failed to meet the targets set by his handlers, Hoang Anh was frequently beaten and subjected to brutal torture. Unable to endure the abuse, he eventually escaped back to Vietnam, where he was discovered and arrested by local police.

Dong Quang Commune Police have now handed Nguyen Hoang Anh over to Da Nang City Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Le Duong