Do Luong District Police Looking for Loan Sharks in Hai Phong

Accordingly, the investigation process has clarified: From the beginning of 2019 to May 18, 2020, two subjects Bui Duy Thanh, born in 1987 and Nguyen Manh Hai, born in 2000, both residing in Trang Cat ward, Hai An district, Hai Phong city, have committed acts of lending at high interest rates in civil transactions to about 100 people in the districts of Do Luong, Anh Son, Thanh Chuong, Yen Thanh.

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(Baonghean.vn) - Distributing flyers and posting online about loans without collateral and low interest rates, Thanh and Hai signed a loan contract with an installment interest rate of 180%/year, 9 times higher than the regulated interest rate.

However, currently, the Investigation Police Agency (Do Luong District Police) has not been able to determine the contact information and addresses of some of the above borrowers or has determined the contact information but cannot contact them.

Two subjects Bui Duy Thanh and Nguyen Manh Hai. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

To serve the investigation process, the Investigation Police Agency of Do Luong District Police requests that anyone who has borrowed money from the above two subjects from 2019 until now contact the nearest local police station, or contact via phone number: 0359.688.789 for instructions and work schedule arrangement to ensure legal rights and interests.

As reported by Baonghean.vn, after being arrested, the two subjects confessed that since the beginning of 2019, they have lent money to more than 100 people in Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, and Anh Son districts with interest rates from 5,000 VND/million/day or more.

Through exploitation, from 2019 to present, the subjects have lent about over 5 billion VND, illegally profiting about 1 billion VND.

After consolidating documents, Do Luong District Police worked with 15 borrowers in the area, determined the loan amount to be 1 billion 151 million VND, thereby collecting 247 million VND in interest and illegally profiting 230 million VND.