Police in Ho Chi Minh City have helped a German traveler get back his necklace several hours after he had the item snatched by local men in District 1.

Law enforcement officers in the district announced on Thursday the arrest of Huynh Quoc Hung, 39, and Truong Ngoc Phong, 41, both from District 8, for allegedly snatching a necklace from 46-year-old German tourist Fahrner Sascha.

The stolen necklace was returned to Sascha later that evening.

At noon that day, as Sascha and a friend were crossing Nguyen Cu Trinh Street in District 1, Hung and Phong suddenly approached on a motorbike.

Phong, riding pillion, swiftly snatched Sascha's necklace.

The two sped away, but a nearby police patrol team spotted the incident and immediately pursued the perpetrators.

When Hung and Phong reached an intersection, the police team, with support from locals, managed to put them under arrest.

After being escorted to the police station, the two men confessed to their crimes and returned the necklace.

They also tested positive for narcotics.

Later that evening, after successfully identifying and contacting the foreign man, the district police returned the necklace to Sascha.

He expressed his gratitude to the officers, praising their swift action in resolving the case.

The man said that he had just arrived in Ho Chi Minh City for a vacation on Thursday morning.

He shared his hope to visit the city again in the near future.

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