Vietnamese police arrest gang for pickpocketing hospital patients
Thursday, December 30, 2021, 10:20 GMT+7
Vietnamese police have recently launched an investigation into a gang of seven pickpockets stealing money from a patient at the Ho Chi Minh City Heart Institute in District 10.
Nguyen Van Tan, 47, and his six accomplices were apprehended while the ring was attempting to pickpocket a woman at around 5:00 pm on Saturday, according to police in District 10.
Upon the arrest, the gang confessed that it had staged a scene to steal a total of VND19 million (US$832) from three other victims.
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| A boxcutter used by ring members to cut victims’ pockets. |
According to police, members of the ring would pose as people waiting to submit health declarations to enter the hospital.
They would then begin causing commotion while other ring members would use the distraction to cut open victims’ pockets and steal whatever cash was inside.
The money would be handed over to accomplices standing amongst the crowd.
Most of the victims were needy patients from various regions across Vietnam, police officers said.
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