Two suspects in a ring that illegally modified 4,000 vehicles have turned themselves in.
These two individuals participated in altering the chassis and frame numbers of old vehicles, helping the ringleader Bui Van Tan transform them into new cars for display and sale in stores, deceiving customers.
On January 27th, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation Agency announced the temporary detention of Nguyen Huu Oai (34 years old) and Nguyen Huu Nhu (40 years old, both residing in Binh Chanh district) on charges of "Fraudulent appropriation of property".
Reportedly, during the expanded investigation into the ring that "transformed" old vehicles into new ones, led by Bui Van Tan (41 years old, residing in Binh Chanh district, owner of the Tan Tien motorcycle store chain), the Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation Agency has prosecuted many individuals. Among them, Nguyen Huu Oai and Nguyen Huu Nhu have fled the area.
Over the past two days, Oai and Nhu have successively turned themselves in to the police in Dong Thap and Long An provinces.
The investigating agency clearly determined that Oai and Nhu actively assisted Bui Van Tan in the process of "transforming" old vehicles into new ones. Specifically, after purchasing factory inspection certificates for various vehicle types, Tan brought the illegally modified vehicles to Dai Phat motorcycle repair shop (on Vo Van Van Street, Vinh Loc B Commune, Binh Chanh District) to hire Oai and Nhu to re-engrave the frame and engine numbers to match the information on the factory quality inspection certificates. Tan paid Oai and Nhu 1 million VND per vehicle for their services.
After this fraudulent process, Tan brought the motorbikes to shops to display them as new motorbikes in order to deceive customers.
Previously, in connection with this case, the Investigating Police Agency had prosecuted more than 12 individuals for the crimes of "Fraudulent appropriation of property" and "Trading in documents of organizations and agencies". The ringleader, Bui Van Tan, was prosecuted for both crimes.
According to the investigative agency, during their two years of operation (from 2021-2023), Bui Van Tan and his accomplices sold 3,911 motorcycles to customers in many provinces and cities nationwide. In 2023 alone, they sold more than 1,500 motorcycles, earning over 15 billion VND in illicit profits.
According to the police, this is a new and sophisticated method of criminal activity, carried out for a long time under the guise of legitimate business, with a wide scope of operations across the country.
