Two ministries had break-ins, laptop, cash stolen
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Police are hunting down brazen thieves that broke into the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice in Hanoi recently, stealing big cash from the incumbent deputy justice minister and a laptop and voice recorder from another ministry.
* No one arrested
* Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Planning and Investment in Hanoi had break-ins
* Two thefts were spaced several days apart
* Justice Ministry has security camera system, under watch24/7
* Deputy minister lost VND245 million and US$2,000 in cash
Hanoi police told Tuoi Tre that on March 18, they received news that the office room of Mr. Hoang The Lien, standing deputy minister of justice at floor 2, block N1 at 60 Tran Phu Street, Dien Bien Phu ward had signs of a break-in.
Police found that thieves (thief) took away VND245 million and US$2,000 in cash from Mr. Lien’s room.
The above sum is Lien’s personal savings and money entrusted to him by his relatives, Thanh Nien reported.
According to Thanh Nien, security staffs guard the headquarters of the justice ministry 24/7. The building also has a security camera system.
Two days earlier on March 16, police also received news that a laptop and a voice recorder worth a total VND60 million were stolen from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
According to Thanh Nien, the place where this theft took place is a subsidiary of the ministry located in Dong Da district.
