Police in Tay Ninh Province have arrested a 40-year-old truck driver after a high-speed chase and a tense standoff in which the suspect, reportedly under the influence of drugs, brandished a knife and resisted arrest.
According to the provincial police, at around 7:05 a.m., officers from the Trang Bang Traffic Police Station received an urgent alert about a truck traveling at high speed and recklessly swerving through multiple local roads in Long Thuan Commune, heading toward Ho Chi Minh City.
Traffic officers quickly pursued the vehicle, a truck with license plate 49H-023.21, and ordered the driver to pull over. However, the suspect ignored commands and accelerated, forcing police to block the road with another truck to stop the vehicle.
When surrounded, the driver locked himself inside the cabin, waving a knife and acting aggressively. Despite repeated warnings and negotiations, he refused to surrender and attempted to attack officers with the knife.
The subject held a knife and fought back when the traffic police and the police approached. Photo cut from clip.
A combined task force from the Traffic Police Division, Long Thuan Commune Police, and Ben Cau District Police successfully subdued and arrested the man without any injuries to officers or civilians.
The suspect was identified as Nguyen Thanh Tung, a resident of Binh My Commune, Ho Chi Minh City.
Initial tests showed he was negative for HIV but positive for methamphetamine (“ice”).
Authorities are now compiling a case file and will prosecute the suspect according to Vietnamese law.
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Source: Vietnam Insider