Quang Ngai: Arrested 8 subjects specializing in stealing medium voltage electric cables to sell as scrap

On September 30, Kon Tum Ward Police, Quang Ngai Province, said they had arrested eight people who specialized in stealing underground medium-voltage power cables to sell as scrap.

The subjects were arrested.

The subjects include: A Savila (born in 2006), A Than (born in 1991), A Nhan (born in 1999), A Kong (born in 1999), A Bat (born in 1998), A Hau (born in 1993), Mak (born in 2005) and A Nhon (born in 2004; all residing in Kon Hra Chot village, Kon Tum ward, Quang Ngai province).

The thieves were brought to the crime scene for reenactment.

Earlier, on the morning of September 28, after receiving a report of thieves cutting and stealing underground medium voltage cables, Kon Tum Ward Police deployed forces to investigate. After 5 hours, the police identified and arrested the 8 suspects.

This group confessed to having committed 5 thefts of electric cables in the Dak Bla river embankment area and around the administrative building in Kon Hra Chot village, appropriating hundreds of meters of underground medium voltage cables, causing hundreds of millions of dong in damage. The stolen electric cables were sold as scrap for personal use.

Location of the stolen objects

The police agency recommends that agencies, businesses, and units managing electricity assets need to strengthen protection, install monitoring systems, regularly check power lines, and promptly notify when signs of theft are detected to prevent them in time.

Electric cables were stolen by thieves

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quang-ngai-bat-giu-8-doi-tuong-chuyen-cat-trom-day-cap-dien-trung-the-de-ban-phe-lieu-post815535.html