Karaoke bar and motel owner who organized prostitution and drug use caught

On May 14, 2022, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department of the Provincial Police said that from a source of crime denunciation, the unit had just coordinated with Nghi Loc District Police to destroy a prostitution and illegal drug use den disguised as a business establishment.karaokeat Hanh Hien motel owned by Tran Thi Hien (born 1969), residing in Kim My hamlet, Nghi An commune, Vinh city.
Through investigation, it was determined that Hanh Hien facility used the name of karaoke and motel services to provide prostitution with the participation of female employees, mainly from the mountainous districts of Que Phong, Tuong Duong, Quy Chau...

These female employees are all prostitutes, both serving karaoke and selling sex on the spot when customers have a need; the price for one session of prostitution is from 300,000 to 500,000 VND, overnight from 700,000 VND to 1 million VND. The amount of money from prostitution is divided 30/70, in which the owner receives 70% and the prostitute receives 30%.

Subject Tran Thi Hien. Photo: Minh Tam

Not only that, this facility also organizes karaoke room rentals for guests from 00:00 until morning.

To deal with the authorities, the outside is still a karaoke bar as usual, but inside there are only 4 remaining karaoke rooms, divided into 14 rooms for organizing prostitution and ecstasy. In each room, there is an emergency exit leading to the field so that the subjects can easily escape when being checked by the authorities.

In addition, Tran Thi Hien also used Le Xuan Thung (born in 1964) and Thung's step-son named Le Xuan Tung (born in 1990), both residing in Hamlet 5, Quang Son Commune, Do Luong District, to participate in prostitution and harbor illegal drug use at the bar.

Police work with some related subjects. Photo: Minh Tam

At 1:00 a.m. on May 12, 2022, when the police suddenly raided the karaoke bar and Hanh Hien motel, they caught red-handed in a karaoke room 5 subjects including 3 men and 2 women residing in Nghi Loc district and Cua Lo town organizing illegal drug use. They seized a ceramic plate with a little ketamine and a straw on the plate. Through a quick test, it was determined that all 5 subjects were positive for drugs.