Smuggling 3 tons of gold through Lao Bao border gate: "Intra-family" network

The Ministry of Public Security organized a search of the houses of those involved in the gold smuggling ring in Lao Bao town.

Notably, this is an "intra-family" network as almost all of the people prosecuted are related to each other.

Specifically, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa - the person believed to be the leader of this ring - is the sister-in-law of Nguyen Thi Gai; Do Thi Thuy is the wife of Ms. Hoa's and Ms. Gai's uncle; Nguyen Huu Phuong and Nguyen Huu Binh are both Ms. Hoa's younger siblings; Nguyen Thi Van is Ms. Hoa's husband's niece; Nguyen Van Thuong is Ms. Hoa's uncle; Nguyen Thi Thien is Nguyen Huu Phuong's wife; Nguyen Thi Thuy is Thien's sister...

Locals also said that before smuggling gold, these people had participated in smuggling other goods from Laos to Vietnam. The gold smuggling of this "big family" had been going on for quite a long time, but was only recently caught by the authorities.

On June 23, the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency issued a decision to prosecute a criminal case of "smuggling" and "tax evasion" occurring at Lao Bao border gate, Quang Tri, related to Phu Quy Gold Investment Joint Stock Company and many individuals there.

Initial investigation results determined that from 2022 to present, Nguyen Thi Hoa (residing in Lao Bao town, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri) and Nguyen Thi Gai have organized a smuggling ring of over 3 tons of gold, with a total value of about 5,000 billion VND.

The amount of smuggled gold was brought from Laos to Vietnam through Lao Bao border gate to sell to gold shops in Vietnam for illegal profits.

The investigation results also determined that Phu Quy Gold Investment Joint Stock Company had declared and reported dishonestly on tax settlement in 2021, showing signs of tax evasion, causing damage to the State, initially determined to be 6,145 billion VND.

Based on collected documents and evidence, the investigation agency has decided to prosecute and apply preventive measures against two people, including Le Xuan Tung - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Phu Quy Gold Investment Joint Stock Company - and Le Thuy Quynh for the crime of "tax evasion".

At the same time, the investigation agency decided to prosecute and apply preventive measures against 18 people for the crime of "smuggling", including Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Thi Gai, Nguyen Thi Thien, Truong Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Do Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thi Van, Nguyen Van Thuong, Nguyen Huu Phuong, Nguyen Huu Binh...

According to Tuoi Tre