Trio imprisoned for illegally bringing Chinese to Vietnam
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Court on October 8 gave imprisonment
sentences to three persons for illegally
bringing 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 30
months in prison; Nguyen Huu Trung, 32, from Hanoi with 15 months behind bar, and
Nguyen Van Dung, 41, from Hanoi 12 months for “organising illegal immigration to
Vietnam” in line with Clause 1, Article 348 of the 2015 Penal Code.
Quyen used to illegally bring
Vietnamese 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 agreed
and 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, Trung
took them to a guest house. At the same time, the police conducted
administrative inspection there and found out that the two Chinese had no
personal papers.
The trio later were
arrested.
In the case, Quyen earned 1.8 million VND, Trung 800,000 VND and Dung 2.5
million VND. The two Chinese were also deported. The police are also finding the
identity of Hung./.