A Vietnamese man in HCMC was arrested by local police on Jan. 31 after stealing 108 taels (four kg) of gold from a local shop two days earlier, local media reported.
According to the report, 37-year-old Pham Van Nu has been arrested by the police and is being investigated for theft.
On Sunday, the owner of a gold shop in District 12 of Vietnam’s HCMC reported that all gold for sale on God of Wealth Day, worth VND 4.5 billion ($192,000), had disappeared.
CCTV showed that a suspicious man had moved into the shop for stealing the gold. The suspect was wearing a dark jacket, dark pants, a face covering and a bag on his back.
After two days, a man named Pham Van Nu from Binh Duong province was set up and arrested by the local police, he was the person in the CCTV footage.
In Vietnam, buying gold on God of Wealth Day is considered a good luck charm for businesses and families during the New Year.
