Vinh City Police broke up a case and arrested a subject trading in prohibited goods.
(Baonghean.vn) - The Investigation Police Agency of Vinh City Police has just successfully broken up a case, arresting Phan Nhan Tho (born in 1987), residing in Block 9, Ben Thuy Ward, Vinh City for trading in prohibited goods.
Implementing the peak plan to fight against crime and ensure security and order for the 2024 Lunar New Year, through the work of grasping the situation, the Economic Police Team, Vinh City Police discovered that Phan Nhan Tho had suspicious signs related to illegal acts related to prohibited goods.
Phan Nhan Tho colluded with ringleaders in the southern provinces to obtain banned goods and then illegally transport them to Vinh City and neighboring districts for consumption.
To deceive the authorities, this subject used many sophisticated methods and tricks to disguise and create a cover for the prohibited goods by packaging them like normal items and accessories. To fight and clarify, the Economic Police Team established a special project.
Synchronously deploying professional measures, at about 8:45 a.m. on December 23, 2023, the Economic Police Team, Vinh City Police caught Phan Nhan Tho red-handed for trading in prohibited goods (cigarettes).
At the scene, authorities seized 2,530 packs of foreign-branded cigarettes (all without invoices or documents proving their origin).
Currently, the Vinh City Police Investigation Agency is continuing to investigate and expand the case.
