China, Vietnam cooperate in arresting wanted criminals
Vietnamese police received a fugitive on the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on March 26.
Trinh Duc Tho (middle) is wanted by the Vietnamese police for smuggling (Photo: VNA)
Lang Son (VNA) – Vietnamese police received a fugitiveon the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghiinternational border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son onMarch 26.
The suspect, named Trinh Duc Tho, is wanted by theVietnamese police for smuggling. The man, born in 1971 and residing in Lang Soncity’s Hoang Van Thu district, along with several others, organized a ring tosmuggle goods from China to Vietnam via off-the-beaten-track roads.
After issuing a wanted notice for Tho on March 7 this year,the investigation police agency received information on his hiding in China.Via the bilateral cooperation mechanism on information exchange, the Chinesepolice arrested the man and handed over him to Vietnam.
Earlier, on March 22, Vietnamese police handed over LiangGuichun, a Chinese national who was on the wanted list of China, to the ChineseMinistry of Public Security at the same border gate.
Liang Guichun (centre), a Chinese national who was on the wanted list of China (Photo: VNA)
Liang, born in 1979, a resident in Guangxi province’sGuigang city, was the leader of a ring engaging in the illegal production of fakelabels of the renowned Chinese pharmaceutical trademark Tong Ren Tang in Guangxi’sYulin city. A wanted notice was issued for the man by local police on December7, 2017.
Following a request from the Chinese side, Vietnamese policefinally caught Liang at the Tan Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi MinhCity on March 20 this year.-VNA
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Trinh Duc Tho (middle) is wanted by the Vietnamese police for smuggling (Photo: VNA) 
Liang Guichun (centre), a Chinese national who was on the wanted list of China (Photo: VNA) 
