Thousands of fake driver's licenses and ID cards "released" onto the market from 4 lines

On August 4, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court opened the first instance trial of four rings "Forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations". The trial is expected to last until August 7.

According to the prosecution, at around 4:00 p.m. on August 25, 2020, the Criminal Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) discovered and caught Vo Thanh Son (33 years old, residing in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City) in the act of handing over 13 fake documents of various types including: driver's license (GPLX), Citizen Identification Card (CCCD) and car registration papers to a motorbike taxi driver to sell.

Searching Son's residence, police discovered documents related to 4 groups of fake documents and papers of agencies and organizations.

The first group was led by defendant Nguyen Trong Duong (34 years old, residing in Dong Nai province). Accordingly, Duong's group had been forging documents since 2019. Duong hired a subject named Hung (unknown background) to help him forge various types of documents.

Defendants in court

To facilitate the counterfeiting, Duong purchased various tools and equipment such as color printers, blank printers, computers, photocopiers, laminators, voltage stabilizers, etc.

At the same time, the defendant bought fake ID cards, driver's licenses, fake stamps (stamps attached to driver's licenses) from defendant Dinh Thi Ngoc Oanh, and other fake stamps that Duong bought through social networks from unknown subjects. Later, when Hung quit his job, Duong hired Nguyen Van Dat to help him forge various documents.

The investigation agency determined that Duong's group forged 3,200 fake documents of various types, illegally profiting 500 million VND.

Also using this trick, the second group led by defendant Tran Duc Toan (33 years old, residing in Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh City) forged about 1,000 documents, illegally profiting 200 million VND.

The third group was led by Nguyen Hung Dung (37 years old, from Vinh Long). Dung rented an apartment in Tan Tao A ward (Binh Tan district) and hired people to produce various types of documents. The workers hired by Dung were paid from 6-20 million VND/month. Dung does not remember the number of fake documents that Dung's group forged and sold.

The fourth group was led by Nguyen Thanh Phong (47 years old, from Vinh Long). Phong bought machinery and equipment from Dung's group for production. Phong's group forged more than 2,000 documents of various types. After deducting expenses, Phong illegally profited 1 billion VND.

Regarding those who bought fake documents, during the investigation, 24 people handed them over to local police. Because the statute of limitations for administrative penalties for using fake documents has expired, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department sent a document to the residence of these 24 people requesting local education management.

According to Vietnamnet