Forcing local men to buy and sell mountain girls to China as wives

On December 12, the Investigation Police Agency of Ky Son District Police, Nghe An Province, announced that the unit had just successfully dismantled a special case, arresting Vi Van Khay (born in 1990), residing in Cam village, Cam Lam commune, Con Cuong district, for human trafficking.

According to investigation documents, around March 2016, after knowing the intention of Chich Thi H. (born in 1999), Ven Thi S. and Cut Thi H., all residing in Luu Thang village, Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district, wanting to go to China to "change their lives", Vi Van Khay contacted Can Thi Mo (living in the same village, currently living in China) to discuss bringing the three young women to China.

Subject Vi Van KhayPhoto: Bao Nguyen

Mo agreed and hired Khay to take Chich Thi H., Ven Thi S. and Cut Thi H. by bus to Mong Cai City, Quang Ninh Province for 30 million VND. After Khay took the 3 girls to Mong Cai City, he met a man claiming to be Can Thi Mo's man who came to pick up H., S. and H.. After that, Khay returned to Con Cuong and was paid 20 million VND by Mo; the remaining 10 million VND was paid to Khay a year later.

In China, Chich Thi H., Ven Thi S. and Cut Thi H. were sold as wives to men there by Can Thi Mo. At the end of November 2019, taking advantage of a loophole from her husband's family, Cut Thi H. escaped, returned to Vietnam and filed a complaint against Vi Van Khay.

After verifying and consolidating documents and evidence, Ky Son District Police arrested Vi Van Khay. At the police station, Vi Van Khay initially evaded and denied his crime. However, faced with solid evidence from the investigation agency, he had to bow his head and admit his crime.

Currently, the case is under further investigation.