Blocking more than 3 billion VND of counterfeit money being transferred to rural areas for consumption
Quach Thi Huyen and Le Quoc Bao used cars to transport counterfeit money to rural areas, pretending to buy goods to exchange for real money.
Thanh Hoa Provincial Police have just prosecuted and detained Huyen, 46 years old, and Bao, 36 years old, both residing in Ho Chi Minh City, for the crime ofStoring and circulating counterfeit money.
Previously, at around 7pm on September 3, the couple drove from Hoa Binh province to Tan Long village, Cam Long commune, Cam Thuy district (Thanh Hoa), entered a roadside shop and used fake money worth 500,000 VND to buy two hams worth 130,000 VND to receive 370,000 VND in real money. Huyen and Bao were arrested shortly after this act was exposed.
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Huyen and Bao with evidence of the case. Photo: Lam Son |
Police seized over 200 million VND in counterfeit money from the two suspects' car. Searching their residence in Ho Chi Minh City, authorities seized an additional 1 billion VND in counterfeit money, all in denominations of 500,000 VND.
Expanding the investigation, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police coordinated with Hoa Binh Provincial Police to collect an additional 2.3 billion VND in counterfeit money, all in denominations of 500,000 VND, which Huyen hid at her parents' house in Yen Tri commune, Yen Thuy district (Hoa Binh).
According to authorities, many people in mountainous areas of Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces were deceived by the duo through purchasing tricks./.
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