Arrested 9 subjects producing and circulating fake documents

Through the investigation, Quang Ninh Provincial Police discovered information related to two young men circulating counterfeit money in several locations in Ha Long City. They are Nguyen Xuan Thiep and Phan Manh Hung, both born in 2005, residing in Gieng Day Ward, Ha Long City.

During the investigation, Thiep and Hung confessed to buying counterfeit Vietnamese money and selling it at several locations in Ha Long City and Cam Pha City. Hung bought the counterfeit money online from Thiep's Facebook account "Tran Hoai Nam" and the delivery person had a Zalo name of "Trung Anh td" in VSIP Industrial Park (Bac Ninh).

Continuing to investigate and track down the counterfeit money trading and consumption ring via the Internet, the Investigation Agency clarified that the group of subjects in many different provinces and cities rented locations in Hanoi, used specialized machinery and equipment to produce and make counterfeit money, and forged documents of agencies and organizations (such as Land Use Rights Certificates, Citizen Identification Cards, etc.). Then, through social networks, the subjects advertised and found people who wanted to buy and consume.

The mastermind and leader of the above group of subjects is Nguyen Van Dai (born in 1994, address Yen Nghia, district of Y Yen, Nam Dinh province); Hong Tuan Thanh (born in 2003, also in district of Y Yen, Nam Dinh province); Le Ba Toan (born in 1993, address Neo street, Nam Giang, district of Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa province, has a criminal record for "Forgery of documents of organizations") and a number of other accomplices.

Dai rented a house in Ngoc Hoi commune, Thanh Tri district (Hanoi) and bought machinery and equipment to make counterfeit money. Toan was the one who instructed Dai and Thanh on how to make counterfeit money. Once the money was produced, Toan looked for customers to sell it. Toan hired Hoang Trung Hoa (born in 1997) and Vi Van Ninh (born in 2003), both from Dai Dong, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province, to sell counterfeit money.

Among Toan's customers who bought counterfeit money were Nguyen Xuan Thiep and Phan Manh Hung. Toan directed Hoa and Ninh to deliver 7 million VND in counterfeit Vietnamese currency to Thiep and Hung in Bac Ninh, then Thiep and Hung brought it back to Quang Ninh to sell.

Based on the investigation results, the Security Investigation Agency, Quang Ninh Provincial Police initiated a criminal case and arrested 9 subjects (Toan, Dai, Thanh, Hoa, Ninh, Thiep, Hung, Viet, Hai) for related crimes.

During the investigation, the authorities seized more than 40 million VND in counterfeit Vietnamese currency, with a face value of 500,000 VND; many fake documents (diplomas, ID cards, etc.) and machinery and equipment (computers, USBs, 3D color printers, plastic laminators used to produce counterfeit money, etc.) along with other objects and documents.

The Security Investigation Agency, Quang Ninh Provincial Police are continuing to investigate and clarify the case.