If You Can’t Beat Them
A convicted thief escaped from a Vietnamese prison and found the absolutely perfect place to hide for twenty years.
A police newspaper reported Friday that Ngo Thanh Tam, 51, was re-arrested Tuesday, two decades after joining the police under a false identity in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.
The An Ninh Thu Do (Capital Security) newspaper described Tam as a "dangerous criminal" on the national wanted list. After his arrest he was purged from the party, which he joined in June.
It was unclear how Tam's real identity was discovered.
Tam was sentenced to four years in jail in 1984 for a series of robberies, but he escaped from prison in 1986, the newspaper said. In 2003 Tam was promoted to police chief of Dak Ru commune.
Absolutely awesome display of detective work, isn't it?
Criminal Masterminds | Gaius Friday, 25 August , 2006
