Ho Chi Minh City: Bar staff cheated and robbed foreign tourists who paid for them

Despite the foreign tourists' disagreement, the bar staff still ordered more water and fraudulently charged the bill. When this person refused to pay, the subjects used force to appropriate the property.

On March 21, District 1 Police (Ho Chi Minh City) said that the unit had prosecuted the case, prosecuted the accused and temporarily detained Nguyen Dai Tuan Anh (born in 1999, living in Dak Lak province), Tran Quang Trai (born in 1999, living in Dak Lak province), Tran Quang Trai ( born in 1997, residing in District 4) and Pham Thanh Dat (born in 1999, residing in District 11) for the act of "Robbery".

Previously, at 2:00 a.m. on December 24, 2023, Mr. AER (American nationality) went to Vixens bar at 96 Pasteur Street (Ben Nghe Ward, District 1) to drink alcohol. Here, the foreign guest asked waiter Ngo Ke Duy (a transgender woman) to come sit and chat with him.

When Mr. R. sat at the table, Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung (waitress), Nguyen Thi Van Anh (shop manager) and some staff followed. Mr. R. ordered a glass of wine for 175,000 VND and took out 500,000 VND from his wallet to pay. Van Anh received the money and gave it to Trai (bartender).

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Receiving money from Trai, Tuan Anh (bartender) gave it back to Dat (bartender and cashier). At this time, Dat charged a glass of wine for 175,000 VND and charged an additional cocktail for 250,000 VND. Mr. AER's total revenue was 425,000 VND and returned 75,000 VND to tourists.

Duy and Nhung were now sitting and talking to Mr. R. and asked the guest for more water to drink. With Mr. R.'s approval, the two chose 2 cocktails and ordered Mr. R. another glass of wine. A few minutes later, Van Anh came to sit with them. Duy asked for more water, but the foreign tourist refused.

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However, Nhung still took the 2 glasses of water she had finished and pushed them towards Trai to pour more cocktail water and put them on the table, while continuing to bring a new glass of cocktail. Seeing 3 glasses of water, Mr. AER immediately raised his hand to refuse and called for the bill.

Nhung wrote down a draft invoice and gave it to Dat showing 7 glasses of assorted drinks with an amount of 1.6 million VND. Seeing signs of fraud, Mr. R. did not agree to pay the bill and stood up to go out the door. Trai and Tuan Anh ran after him and blocked the door to prevent him from leaving the shop. Nhung, Duy, Van Anh and Dat followed the male tourist.

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Here, Phap, Trai and Tuan Anh used force and locked hands to control Mr. AER. Frightened, the male tourist took out 2 million VND on the table and left the restaurant. On January 9, 2024, he went to the police to report the incident.

Through investigation, the police determined that the behavior of the employees including: Phap, Trai and Tuan Anh using force to force Mr. R. to pay was a sign of robbery. Through work, this group also admitted the above behavior.

Currently, the police are continuing to investigate and clarify the behavior and role of accomplices of the remaining involved people for strict handling; At the same time, announce that anyone who has been a victim of this group of employees at V bar should immediately contact District 1 Police at 73 Yersin (Cau Ong Lanh Ward, District 1) to report.

The fact that foreign tourists are robbed of their property when visiting the S-shaped strip of land does not happen every day. The proof is that not long ago, an Indian female tourist had her handbag snatched away.

Initial information, at about 10:30 p.m. on March 2, Ms. Pralubdha Anuradha Sahu (35 years old, Indian nationality; temporarily residing at a hotel in Son Tra district) was walking on the road, near the intersection. At the intersection between Vo Van Kiet and Dang Vu Hy streets, suddenly a young man in a white car snatched his bag, inside was a mobile phone worth about 26 million VND.

After the incident, the female tourist immediately went to Phuoc My Ward Police, Son Tra District to report. Faced with the active nature of the subject, which significantly affected the security and order situation in the area, the City Police leadership directed the Criminal Police Department to coordinate the arrest.

On March 4, scouts from the Criminal Police Department coordinated with the Son Tra District Police Criminal Police Team to arrest Doan Cong Tan Luc (22 years old, residing in Que Thuan commune, Que Son district, Quang Nam) as a suspect. cause of the above mentioned robbery.

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