Vietnam detains former market surveillance official on murder charge
Police in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam have arrested and charged a former deputy head of a local market surveillance team on suspicion of killing a man at his former workplace earlier this year, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.
Suspect Doan Van Sang (wearing grey) at a police station in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Ministry of Public Security
Investigators said Doan Van Sang, 57, a former deputy chief of Market Surveillance Team No. 4, was detained on murder charges after police identified him as the suspect in the death of Nguyen Xuan Dat, 36, from Hung Yen Province.
Police said they opened the case after images and a video circulating on social media suggested a possible homicide.
Investigators in Lang Son Province issue an arrest and detention order for Doan Van Sang on a murder charge. Photo: Ministry of Public Security
According to the ministry, Sang met Dat through social media around 2020 and asked him to come to the team’s office on January 25, 2025, when Sang allegedly killed him.
Police said Sang attempted to erase evidence and dispose of the body before the case was uncovered.
The former office of Market Surveillance Team No. 4 in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Pham Anh
Lang Son police opened a criminal investigation last Friday and issued an arrest warrant and indictment for Sang the following day after approvals from provincial prosecutors.
Officers later searched his residence and the former team office, where they conducted a forensic examination.
Police said the investigation is continuing.
Rooms at the former office of Market Surveillance Team No. 4 sealed by police in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Pham Anh
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