From Hai Duong to Binh Thuan, surrendered after 27 years of being wanted

On October 26, defendant Nguyen Van Tot surrendered to the Office of the Investigation Police Agency of Binh Thuan Province Police after 27 years of being wanted.

According to records, on October 15, 1997, a group of workers from Construction Enterprise 18 working at Binh Thuan Sugar Factory (Ma Lam town, Ham Thuan Bac district) gathered to cause trouble, fight, and obstruct Ham Thuan Bac district police officers from performing their duties, including Nguyen Van Tot (then 23 years old, residing in Doan Thuong commune, Tu Loc district, Hai Hung province, now Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province).

After that, Tot fled and did not comply with the summons of the police agency, so on November 18, 1997, the Investigation Police Agency of Binh Thuan Province Police issued a decision to prosecute the accused and search for Nguyen Van Tot for disturbing public order, resisting law enforcement officers, and intentionally causing injury.

During his time on the run, Tot moved to many locations in many provinces and cities and did not have a stable place to live. However, Tot still regularly contacted his family in Hai Duong.

Having obtained the information, the Investigation Police Agency of Binh Thuan Province Police applied many professional measures to verify and arrest the subject; at the same time, persistently persuaded Tot's relatives to surrender.

With the active efforts of the Investigation Agency and his family, after 27 years of hiding, Nguyen Van Tot decided to surrender.