Nghe An police dismantled a loan sharking ring worth nearly 20 billion VND.

The above line is led by Le Thi Thanh Hai (born 1973, residing in Anh Son town, Anh Son district). Hai has 2 previous convictions for Gambling.

In addition to Hai, the police also arrested three other suspects in the ring, including two suspects residing in Vinh city, Nguyen Thi An (born in 1964, residing in Vinh Tan ward) and Nguy Khac Manh (born in 1992, residing in Ben Thuy ward); one suspect residing in Dien Xuan commune, Dien Chau district, Nguyen Van Khuong (born in 1981).

Previously, through the work of grasping the situation, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police discovered a network with many subjects showing signs of suspicion of lending at high interest rates in civil transactions in the form of "drawing bowls" in the area. To borrow money from the above group of subjects, borrowers must leave personal documents such as: Citizen ID card, driver's license...

When borrowers were late in paying their debts, Hai and his associates insulted and threatened the borrowers, even sending people to follow them to put pressure on them when they went to see a doctor. Many people have lost their fortunes when they fell into the “black credit” trap set by this group of people.

Determining the seriousness of the case, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province Police reported to the Provincial Police leadership to establish a special investigation.

After a period of synchronous application of professional measures, from December 25 to 31, 2023, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Police presided over and coordinated with Anh Son District Police to successfully crack down on the case, arresting 04 subjects for the act of lending at high interest rates in civil transactions. The seized exhibits included 05 mobile phones, 04 computers, 08 bank cards and many related books and documents.

It is worth mentioning that during the investigation of the case, the ringleader Le Thi Thanh Hai was very sophisticated and cunning, using many methods to deal with the police. During the arrest and investigation, the subject was not honest, did not confess to the crime and did not cooperate with the investigation agency. However, with the spirit of fighting crime to the end, before the collected evidence, Le Thi Thanh Hai had to bow her head and admit her guilt.

With interest rates ranging from 108%/year to over 2,400%/year when lending money to victims, the police initially determined that from May 2023 until their arrest, the above 4 subjects had lent money to many people in Nghe An province with a total amount of nearly 20 billion VND. The total amount of money the subjects illegally profited was more than 2 billion VND.

Currently, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Province is detaining the subjects and is expanding the investigation.