The two prisoners dug through the prison wall to escape. — Photos courtesy of the police

HÀ NỘI — Two prisoners who had escaped from a prison in Hà Nội have been captured by the police in the central province of Nghệ An as they were traveling through the area.

Nghệ An Police made the announcement on Sunday, adding that the two prisoners had broken out of Thanh Xuân Prison under the management of the Ministry of Public Security.

At around 10am on Saturday, the prison officers discovered that two inmates, Trần Hoàng Khiêm, 28, residing in the southern province of Bến Tre, serving a 26-year sentence; and Bùi Văn Chúc, 40, residing in the northern province of Hải Dương, serving a 10-year sentence, had escaped by digging a hole through a wall.

Through investigations, the police discovered that the two were moving south, so they issued a wanted notice and notified local police and other concerned agencies to coordinate the arrest.

The pair was seized at 2am a day later, after the police receive local residents' reports of suspicious activities after the two tried to find a taxi.

The Nghệ An Provincial Police with the two prisoners.

Trần Hoàng Khiêm is reported to be a dangerous prisoner, committing many crimes such as resisting officers on duty, illegal detention, intentionally causing injury, robbery, property robbery and escaping from detention.

Bùi Văn Chúc committed the crime of illegal drug trafficking.

The two were transferred to the police station to serve further investigation. — VNS