On 12/6, Ho Chi Minh City Police announced it is expanding its investigation into hundreds of people illegally entering the country, suspected of engaging in fraud.
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Many foreigners were found to have entered the country illegally. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police |
According to the investigation agency, the Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police directed the establishment of 22 working groups. Led by the Immigration Management Department, these groups, in coordination with local police units, simultaneously inspected 420 accommodation establishments across the area.
On 8/6, police discovered a group of 83 Chinese nationals who had rented the entire The Emerald Gold hotel, located in Hoa Phu 4 residential area, Binh Duong ward.
Most of this group had illegally entered Vietnam from Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City to establish a "headquarters" for defrauding people in China. At the scene, authorities seized hundreds of computers, mobile phones, and other electronic devices.
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The hotel rented by the 83 Chinese nationals. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police |
According to the investigation agency, the entire system of personnel and infrastructure for the fraud operation had just been assembled and installed by this group, so it had not yet become operational. "The timely disruption helped prevent the formation of a large-scale transnational high-tech fraud center in Ho Chi Minh City," Ho Chi Minh City Police stated.
This action was taken by Ho Chi Minh City Police during a 45-day peak period of crime suppression. During the comprehensive inspection campaign, the working groups discovered 84 cases of accommodation establishments failing to declare the stay of foreigners. Additionally, nearly 300 foreigners were found to be engaged in illegal entry, illegal labor, gambling, and online fraud targeting citizens in various other countries.
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During the investigation, Ho Chi Minh City Police stated that many accommodation establishments, driven by profit, intentionally allowed foreigners without legal documents to rent rooms without reporting them.
The investigation agency warned that assisting individuals who stay illegally or violate Vietnamese law shows signs of the crime of organizing or brokering illegal residency for foreigners in Vietnam.
Quoc Thang
