Arrest of the person who brought people through the epidemic control checkpoint into Vinh City to get paid
(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of his familiarity with the terrain, Nguyen Van Loi found a way to secretly bring people into the city. When he successfully carried out his act, Loi was paid 30-50 thousand dong for his services.
Vinh Tan Ward Police, Vinh City, Nghe An Province, said that the unit has just discovered and arrested a subject related to the act of illegally bringing people through the epidemic control checkpoint into Vinh City.
Accordingly, at around 7:00 p.m. on August 17, 2021, at Vinh bypass area, block 2, Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city, the police and security forcesepidemic control checkpointHere, they discovered and caught Nguyen Van Loi (born in 1993), residing in Hamlet 4, Chau Nhan Commune, Hung Nguyen District, secretly bringing 2 people of unknown origin into Vinh City. At the scene, the police seized a number of the subject's means of transport and took him to the headquarters for questioning.
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| Subject Nguyen Van Loi. Photo: Trong Tuan |
During the investigation, Nguyen Van Loi confessed that he saw many people from outside the area wanting to enter Vinh City but were not allowed because the city was implementing social distancing orders according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister. Nguyen Van Loi took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain and knew many shortcuts and small paths that could avoid checkpoints for people and vehicles entering and leaving the city, so he found a way to secretly bring people into the city to make illegal profits.
When the act is successfully carried out, the person brought in must pay Loi from 30 to 50 thousand VND. Before being discovered by the police, Nguyen Van Loi had successfully carried out 2 trips, each trip bringing 1 person from another locality into the city. On the third trip, while carrying out the act, the subject was discovered and caught red-handed by the police.
According to the authorities, Nguyen Van Loi's actions violated Point c, Clause 5, Article 12, Decree 177/ND-CP dated September 28, 2020 of the Government on Violations of regulations on applying anti-epidemic measures, with a fine of VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 for the act of bringing people and vehicles without duties into the epidemic area in an area where a state of emergency has been declared.
The case is currently being investigated and handled by the authorities in accordance with the law.
