Fugitive tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu arrested: Ministry of Public Security

Phan Van Anh Vu, a property tycoon who is wanted on the charges of deliberately disclosing state secrets, has been arrested, the Ministry of Public Security announced on January 4.

Phan Van Anh Vu
Phan Van Anh Vu

Vu, born in 1975, had already fled when police raided his home in the central city of Da Nang on December 21.

The tycoon, nicknamed Vu “aluminium”, was reported to have violated Singapore’s immigration laws while on the run and was consequently deported.

Vu was received and arrested by the Vietnamese police at Noi Bai International Airport on January 4.