On the afternoon of September 5, the Investigation Police Agency, Tuy Hoa City Police (Phu Yen) issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused, and issue a temporary detention order against Le Duc Giao (born in 1986) and Hoang Van Thang (born in 1996), both residing in Hai Phong City, for the crime of "Lending at high interest rates in civil transactions" under Article 201 of the Penal Code.
Through the investigation, Tuy Hoa City Police discovered that Le Duc Giao and Hoang Van Thang and their accomplices from Hai Phong City rented a room and stayed in Tuy Hoa City to operate loan sharking. This group posted and distributed flyers advertising “low-interest daily installment loans” to encourage people to borrow money.
In February 2024, Tuy Hoa City Police established a special project to fight this group of subjects. Initial determination: During the period from 2022 to 2024, the subjects lent more than 2.6 billion VND to many people in Tuy Hoa City, Dong Hoa Town and Phu Hoa District (Phu Yen), with interest rates from 282 - 386%/year; the amount of illegal profit was 1.35 billion VND.
After consolidating documents and collecting evidence, on August 28, the Investigation Police Agency, Tuy Hoa City Police arrested Le Duc Giao and Hoang Van Thang and their accomplices while they were operating in Tuy Hoa City and Nha Trang City (Khanh Hoa Province).
Conducting an emergency search of the suspects' residence, the police seized 200 loan documents, 14 mobile phones, 3 motorbikes, a sack containing many advertising leaflets, and 5 million VND in cash.
The Investigation Police Agency, Tuy Hoa City Police continue to consolidate the case file and expand the investigation of the remaining subjects in the case according to the provisions of law. At the same time, notify people who borrowed money from the above subjects to contact the Investigation Police Agency, City Police for guidance and resolution.
Tuy Hoa City Police recommends that when people need to borrow capital, they should choose credit institutions, financial institutions, state-owned banks, reputable and with appropriate interest rates permitted by the state. People absolutely do not participate in borrowing capital from subjects outside society with high interest rates leading to many unpredictable consequences.