Manhunt Underway for Suspected Drug Trafficker After Fatal Shooting in Quảng Ninh

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In Quảng Ninh, police have launched an extensive manhunt for Bùi Đình Khánh, a suspected drug trafficker accused of fatally shooting Senior Lieutenant Nguyễn Đăng Khải during a crackdown on a local drug trafficking ring. The incident occurred during an attempted arrest near a toll station in Đại Yên Ward, late Thursday night.

 

Khánh, 31, from Hạ Long City, reportedly opened fire on officers, resulting in Lt. Khải's death. Following the shooting, Khánh was last seen hitching a ride on a container truck near the Phú Thái gas station on National Highway 5B in Kim Thành District, Hải Dương Province around 12:30 am on April 18.

 

Quảng Ninh authorities have issued an urgent appeal for information regarding Khánh's whereabouts or details about the truck driver who unwittingly assisted his escape. Information can be reported to Nguyễn Trọng Hùng, Head of Criminal Police Division of Quảng Ninh Police, at 0902234668 or officer Nguyễn Hữu Quang at 0978145863.

 

The incident is part of a broader investigation into a major drug trafficking operation allegedly led by Nguyễn Hữu Đằng, who was apprehended with 16 bricks of heroin near Dragon Castle apartment complex in Hạ Long on Thursday. Multiple raids were launched subsequently to capture other suspects, including Khánh and a group from Phú Thọ Province engaged in a drug deal in Quảng Ninh.

 

 

 

During these operations, authorities detained Hà Thương Hải, 31, from Phú Thọ. However, other suspects in possession of AK-style assault rifles resisted violently, and in the ensuing gunfire, Lt. Khải was fatally wounded.

 

Interrogations have revealed confessions from both Đằng and Hải regarding their drug trafficking activities. Police seized significant evidence, including 16 heroin bricks, military-grade firearms, a grenade, three vehicles, and other trafficking-related materials.

 

By early Friday morning, police successfully apprehended two additional suspects, Hà Quang Sơn and Hoàng Văn Đông, who attempted to flee from Phú Thọ. Authorities have intensified efforts to apprehend Khánh, sealing off potential escape routes and border crossings to prevent his flight.

 

Khánh, who also has a standing warrant from Đông Triều Police for an unrelated armed robbery, remains at large as law enforcement mobilizes to secure his capture, reported Vietnam News.

 

-- 2025-04-18