Collecting more than 10 tons of stinking fat from Nghe An to the North for consumption
(Baonghean.vn) - A truck with a Hanoi license plate was transporting a large amount of dirty lard on its way from Nghe An to be sold when it was discovered and arrested by the police.
At 7:30 p.m. on February 20, 2021, at Hamlet 9, Quynh Yen Commune (Quynh Luu), the Quynh Luu District Police working group stopped and inspected a truck with license plate 29C - 72266 driven by Vu Quang Tien, residing in Thuong Tin District, Hanoi. Upon inspection, the police force discovered that the vehicle was carrying 116 bags of animal fat.stinkstinking and discolored, weighing about more than 10 tons.
Checking the water plant area of Quynh Yen commune, the district police discovered 2 more tons of foul-smelling animal fat along with many tools for processing pork fat. The total amount of animal fat seized weighed more than 12 tons.
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Subjects involved in the collection and recycling of dirty lard of unknown origin are being detained at Quynh Luu District Police. |
The above amount of animal fat seized by the police force of Quynh Luu district was collected, recycled and transported to some northern provinces by Bui Thi Tan (born in 1975) and Nguyen Van Trung (born in 1987), both residing in Hamlet 8, Quynh Yen Commune (Quynh Luu).
Currently, Quynh Luu district police are completing the case file to handle according to regulations.