5 baggage handlers at Hanoi airport arrested over theft allegations

Police in Soc Son District, Hanoi detained five baggage handlers at Noi Bai International Airport for allegedly stealing belongings from passengers’ checked luggage, a leader of the district police told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Tuesday. The five suspects are Pham Van Truong, 33, and Nguyen Minh Thao, 29, both residing in Long Bien District, Hanoi; Tran Van Thanh, 31, from north-central Nghe An Province; Pham Van Tuan, 27, and Nguyen Van Thinh, 29, both living in Soc Son District, Hanoi. When she arrived at a hotel in Cam Ranh, she found that her red suitcase was unlocked and her white wireless headphones and cash totaling 500 euros (US$536.1) were lost. The police station at Noi Bai International Airport later investigated the case to hunt the thieves. Thinh kept the white wireless headphones for use.