TRUNG DUC LU

Wanted Ten Most Wanted

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK

Wanted for

Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping; Kidnapping (3 Counts); Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Collect an Extension of Credit by Extortionate Means; Collection of an Extension of Credit by Extortionate Means; Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana; Aiding and Abetting

Reward

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Trung Duc Lu.

Caution

Trung Duc Lu is wanted in connection with the August 2014 torture, kidnapping, and murder of two Vietnamese brothers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A third male was also tortured and kidnapped, but managed to survive the attack. On July 10, 2019, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Lu in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping; Kidnapping (3 Counts); Interstate Travel in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Collect an Extension of Credit by Extortionate Means; Collection of an Extension of Credit by Extortionate Means; Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana; and Aiding and Abetting.

Description

Sex: Male
Race: asian
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
Age: 46
Date(s) of birth used: October 1, 1980; December 2, 1979; December 9, 1979; November 13, 1980; October 1, 1981; October 10, 1982
Place of birth: Vietnam
Nationality: Vietnamese
Scars and marks: Lu has numerous tattoos including a dragon in the center of his back with the words “Asian Pride” in large script above it, and an unknown tattoo over his left pectoral. Both of his upper arms are heavily tattooed including a dragon and claw design and a tiger.
Occupation: Nail Technician

Field offices

Philadelphia · PA

Remarks

Trung Duc Lu was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States as a teenager. He has strong ties to New York City, where he resided in the borough of Queens. Lu is a suspected member of the Born to Kill street gang, also known as BTK or Canal Boys. He was last confirmed to be in Vietnam.

Poster files

English Trong ting vit

Posted Apr 29, 2020 · Updated by the FBI Mar 26, 2026

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