At the court (Photo: Internet) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Court on October 8 gave imprisonmentsentences to three persons for illegallybringing two Chinese to Vietnam amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The defendants are Truong Thi Quyen, 35, from the central province of Nghe An, who were sentenced to 30months in prison; Nguyen Huu Trung, 32, from Hanoi with 15 months behind bar, andNguyen Van Dung, 41, from Hanoi 12 months for “organising illegal immigration toVietnam” in line with Clause 1, Article 348 of the 2015 Penal Code.
Quyen used to illegally bringVietnamese to China, and Chinese to Vietnam.
On January 4, 2021,Quyen was hired by a person named Hung to carry two Chinese from Cao Bang to Hanoi. She agreedand contacted Trung to pick them up for a wage of 3.8 million VND (165 USD).Trung then successfully took them to Hanoi together with Dung.
A day later, Trungtook them to a guest house. At the same time, the police conductedadministrative inspection there and found out that the two Chinese had nopersonal papers.
The trio later werearrested.
In the case, Quyen earned 1.8 million VND, Trung 800,000 VND and Dung 2.5million VND. The two Chinese were also deported. The police are also finding theidentity of Hung./.
