Vietnam hands over two wanted men to China

Vietnam on July 4 handed over two Chinese men, who have been wanted by Chinese authorities, to the Chinese police.
Vietnam hands over two wanted men to China ảnh 1Zhang Xin Qiang and Qian Hong Liang were handed over to Chinese police on July 4 (Photo: baoquangninh.com.vn)

Quang Ninh(VNA) – Vietnam on July 4 handed over two Chinese men, who have been wanted byChinese authorities, to the Chinese police.

On June 29, police of MongCai city in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh received a letter from the policeof Dongxing city, China’s Guangxi province asking for assistance in rescuingZhang Ke Liang, a Chinese national, who was being kept as a hostage in a hotelin Mong Cai.

The Vietnamese policewent to check Dai Nam Hotel on July 2 and found Zhang Ke Liang and his friend,Chen Chun He, from Beijing, being illegally held captive by Zhang Xin Qiang andQian Hong Liang, both from Zhejiang.

Zhang Ke Liang, fromHubei, and Chen Chun He illegally entered Vietnam on June 21 to go gambling atHong Van Casino in Mong Cai, where Zhang Ke Liang lost all his money playing. ZhangKe Liang was then introduced to Zhang Xin Qiang who agreed to lend him 400,000yuan. However, Zhang Ke Liang continued to gamble to his last penny.

Zhang Xin Qiang later forcedLiang to write a promissory note for that amount of money and took him to DaiNam Hotel near the casino for custody while waiting for Zhang Ke Liang’s familyto pay his debt.

The two wanted menwere transferred to the Chinese side for further investigation. -VNA
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