Man in Hung Yen fined 80 million VND for selling firecrackers

On November 27, 2024, Pham Thanh Cong sold 5,232 kg of firecrackers to Nguyen Tung Lam (born in 1998) in Phi Thanh Xa village, Le Hong commune (Thanh Mien).

The Company's actions violated Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP dated August 26, 2020 of the Government stipulating sanctions for administrative violations in commercial activities, production, trading of counterfeit and prohibited goods and protection of consumer rights (amended and supplemented by a number of articles in Decree 17/2022/ND-CP dated January 31, 2022 of the Government).

According to the investigation of Gia Loc District Police, through social networks, Lam bought 5,232 kg of firecrackers from Cong with the intention of reselling them for profit. Cong sent the firecrackers to Lam via bus.

At around 12:15 p.m. on November 27, 2024, after receiving the goods, Lam was transporting fireworks for sale when he was discovered by Hai Duong Provincial Police at the intersection of National Highway 38B and the North-South axis road in Toan Thang Commune (Gia Loc). The case was handed over to Gia Loc District Police for handling.

Not only did the incident occur on November 27, 2024, but also on November 21, 2024 and November 24, 2024, Lam bought firecrackers from Cong and sold them to a person claiming to be Quang Thanh in Thanh Hoa province. On December 6, 2024, the Investigation Police Agency of Thanh Hoa City Police issued a decision to prosecute a criminal case of trading in prohibited goods, and issued decisions to prosecute Nguyen Tung Lam and Pham Thanh Cong.

The Chairman of Gia Loc District People's Committee also decided to administratively sanction 6 other cases, all of whom are students in Yet Kieu and Thong Nhat communes... for illegally manufacturing and storing fireworks.