# Criminal investigations and arrests in Vietnam > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-investigations-and-arrests-in-vietnam > Updated: 2026-08-20T05:12:00.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2. Vietnamese authorities have conducted several high-profile investigations and arrests involving violent crime, cross-border incidents, and financial fraud. Initial reports highlighted a major investigation into a cross-border crime spree. A group led by Nguyen The Du targeted a business in Cambodia, resulting in a murder and the theft of approximately $100,000 USD, 30 taels of gold, and 600 million VND before the suspects fled to Vietnam. Concurrently, domestic legal actions included a death sentence for a murder and robbery in Hung Yen province and various arrests for knife-point robbery and document forgery. Subsequent developments focused on the apprehension of fugitives and white-collar crime. Police in Hanoi arrested Tran Dinh Trung, an Interpol Red Notice fugitive who had been hiding on fishing vessels. In Thanh Hoa, a deputy bank director, Nguyen Thi Van, was detained for allegedly using forged contracts and seals to misappropriate billions of dong. Additionally, Bùi Văn Nhượng, a murder suspect wanted since 2019 for a crime committed in Cambodia, was captured in the mountainous Lao Cai region and handed over to authorities. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-20: Vietnam police arrest Interpol fugitive and bank fraud suspect Vietnamese police have arrested an Interpol Red Notice fugitive, a bank deputy director accused of multi-billion dong fraud, and a murder suspect hiding in the mountains of Lao Cai. 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lao-cai-police-arrest-wanted-murder-suspect ### 2026-08-11: Vietnam police investigate cross-border murder and robbery Vietnamese police are investigating multiple serious crimes, including a fatal cross-border robbery in Cambodia and a death sentence issued for a double murder in Hung Yen province. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hung-yen-court-sentences-kieu-ngoc-anh-to-death-for-murder-and-robbery --- Cite as: Criminal investigations and arrests in Vietnam. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-investigations-and-arrests-in-vietnam