According to Tuoi Tre news, Khanh Hoa Provincial Police are investigating the case of the ATM of the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) where a group of foreigners used a welding machine to destroy the cash drawer, stealing 1.4 billion VND.
Vietcombank's ATM was destroyed by a group of foreigners, stealing 1.4 billion VND (Illustration photo)
Initial investigation results, around 3:00 a.m. on March 29, an ATM machine of Vietcombank located at Nga Ba Thanh post office, Phan Boi Chau 2 residential group, Dien Khanh town, Dien Khanh district, Khanh Hoa province appeared. 4 foreigners (unknown background). This group used the equipment they brought to destroy the money compartments of two ATMs.
Specifically, the thieves used a machine to cut the steel window frame on the first floor of Nga Ba Thanh Post Office to climb in and down to the ground floor of this post office. Next, they broke a door lock on the ground floor and a door lock behind two ATMs, then used a welding machine to cut the cash drawer and took the money.
The amount of money taken was about 1.4 billion VND.
Some witnesses said that a subject was driving a black Nouvo motorbike and headed towards Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa province. The remaining 3 subjects escaped in a white car towards National Highway 1A, towards the center of Dien Khanh district, Khanh Hoa province.
The case is currently being investigated.
H.Nguyen (Synthesis)