Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee rewards the "dirty" gasoline investigation team

(Baonghean.vn) - With outstanding achievements in fighting against the production, mixing and consumption of poor quality gasoline, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee commended and awarded the 917X Project Team 25 million VND.

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On October 16, Nghe An Police organized an award ceremony for Project Team 917X for their outstanding achievements in fighting against the production, mixing, and consumption of poor quality gasoline.

Mr. Tran Quoc Thanh - Director of the Department of Science & Technology; Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police awarded the project team. Photo: MH

Before that, hAt 11:00 a.m. on October 10, 2017, PC46 Department of the Provincial Police, Department of Science and Technology and Department A71 of the Ministry of Public Security caught Thanh Ngu Company Limited (Ngoc Tan hamlet, Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Chau district) red-handed pouring solvents in the tank of a tanker truck with license plate 37C - 7512 into a gas tank at a gas station.

The amount of solvent transported on a 40,000-liter tanker truck driven by Mr. Ngo Quang Thuc for Kien Luc private enterprise (address: Hamlet 8, Quynh My, Quynh Luu) was transported from Can Tho City.

During an inspection at Thanh Ngu Company, the authorities discovered 2 bottles of colorant powder and 2 gasoline tanks (one containing 3,000 liters of A92 gasoline; the other containing 7,000 liters of A92 gasoline). Through the investigation, the business owner, Ms. Vu Thi Thanh, had to admit that the 7,000-liter tank contained gasoline mixed in the following ratio: 50% A92 gasoline + 50% solvent + colorant = poor quality gasoline.

"Dirty" gasoline tank system of Kien Luc private enterprise. Photo: PV

The authorities continued to inspect Kien Luc Private Enterprise (Hamlet 8, Quynh My, Quynh Luu), discovering 2 tanks containing over 10,000 liters of poor quality gasoline; 1 bottle containing colorant powder. The authorities determined that the amount of "dirty" gasoline sold by this enterprise in the province was up to 2 million liters in the period from August 2017 to present.

At the ceremony, Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police acknowledged the excellent results of the Economic Police Department and other units in establishing, fighting and successfully destroying the 917X project. "The fight against the above project has been recognized and highly appreciated by the provincial leaders and the people," Colonel Hung affirmed.

The gas station belongs to Thanh Ngu Company Limited - a dealer of poor quality gas. Photo: Archive

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong awarded the Task Force 25 million VND for its outstanding achievements in combating the production, mixing and consumption of poor quality gasoline in Nghe An province and the northern provinces.

Nguyen Hung