Three people were arrested for illegally extracting gas from a local producer in southern Binh Duong Province's Thuan An Township yesterday.
BINH DUONG – Three people were arrested for illegally extracting gas from a local producer in southern Binh Duong Province's Thuan An Township yesterday.
Police seized 2,100 mini-gas cylinders, six 45kg gas cylinders, seven 7kg gas cylinders and tools used for illegally extracting the gas.
The suspects admitted to police they were hired to work by a man living in HCM City. They allegedly received VND50,000-VND60,000 (US$2-$3) for extracting each 300 mini-gas cylinder.
Nguyen Van Hau, one of the suspects, allegedly admitted he had been stealing about 600-700 mini-cylinders full of gas daily for the last two months.
The case is thought to be the biggest of its kind in the province. – VNS