On the morning of January 27, Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province Vuong Quoc Tuan visited and encouraged the provincial police force on duty during the Lunar New Year 2025 and commended units with outstanding achievements in the fight against and prevention of crime.
Accordingly, on January 22, 2025, Bac Ninh Provincial Police presided over and coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security's professional departments, police units and localities to successfully dismantle the "CPC9" project to fight against a group of subjects operating in Cambodia, committing fraud and appropriating property of people in Bac Ninh province and other localities nationwide.
This group of subjects operated in the Tam Thai Tu area, Ba Vet city, Svay Rieng province, Cambodia by impersonating ward-level police, district-level police, officials of the Tax, Electricity, and Education sectors, calling victims to request them to update their citizen identification information, submit online admission applications, have health check-ups, declare taxes, etc., then take over the phone and money in the victims' bank accounts.
Initial investigations have clarified that from May 2024 to present, there have been more than 13,000 victims, with the amount of money appropriated being about 1,000 billion VND. To date, the Investigation Agency has summoned and arrested nearly 60 subjects, including many masterminds, leaders, and important players in the group.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province praised the achievements of the officers and soldiers of the provincial police and affirmed that this is an outstanding achievement, demonstrating the proactive identification and discovery of new methods and tricks of criminal activities, the ingenuity and determination to attack and suppress criminals, and the close and effective coordination between the Bac Ninh provincial police and the police of units and localities to prevent and promptly handle crimes using high technology to commit fraud and appropriation of property. Thereby strengthening the people's trust in the Party, the State and the People's Police force.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee expressed his confidence in the police force to continue to promote its sense of responsibility, strive to achieve more achievements, contributing to ensuring security, social order and safety, for the peaceful and happy life of the people. In particular, the police force urgently expanded the investigation, consolidated documents and evidence to propose prosecution of subjects according to the provisions of law; at the same time, well organized propaganda work to the people, contributing to crime prevention, especially high-tech crimes.
During this period, the Tien Du District Police force coordinated with the Criminal Police Department, the Criminal Technique Department (Bac Ninh Provincial Police), and units under the Hanoi City Police to clarify and arrest the subject who used a knife to rob property at a cosmetics store in Noi Due Commune, Tien Du District, and several convenience stores in Hanoi City.
Promptly encouraging and recognizing the achievements of the units, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vuong Quoc Tuan sent a letter of commendation and bonus to the units.