Prosecution of 2 suspects for human trafficking across the border, rescue of mother and child

On August 3, 2022, Tuong Duong District Police (Nghe An) said that the Investigation Police Department of Tuong Duong District Police had justprosecute, prosecuted 2 defendants for the crime of "Human trafficking".

The defendants, all residing in Yen Hoa commune, Tuong Duong district, include: Vi Thi Chien (born 1969) and Lo Thi Thuong (born 1975).

Vi Thi Chien and Lo Thi Thuong at the police station. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Previously, in early 2022, through the work of grasping the local situation, Tuong Duong District Police discovered a suspicious line of human trafficking activities that had previously occurred in Nhon Mai commune, Tuong Duong district with sophisticated methods and tricks, so they established a special project to fight.

During the investigation, the Investigation Committee determined that in 2007, when returning to Vietnam from the other side of the border, Lo Thi Thuong asked Vi Thi Chien to find someone, introduce them and hand them over to Thuong to sell across the border for profit. If successful, Thuong would share the "commission" with Chien. Knowing that Ms. MTM (born in 1981), residing in Nhon Mai commune, was in difficult circumstances and was raising a young child, Vi Thi Chien used many tricks to entice and deceive Ms. M. into agreeing to cross the border, then sold Ms. M. and her son for the equivalent of 90 million VND.

After collecting sufficient evidence, on July 31, 2022, Tuong Duong District Police urgently arrested Chien and Thuong for human trafficking and successfully rescued 2 victims.

The project is currently being fought and expanded.