Nghe An: Arrested a group of loan sharks who threw shrimp paste into debtors' houses

On April 1, 2022, the Criminal Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police said that the unit had just successfully dismantled a specialized case that organizedloan sharkIn civil transactions, 04 subjects were detained.

Previously, from mid-March 2022, through basic professional work, the Criminal Police Department of the Provincial Police discovered a number of subjects with signs of "black credit" activities in the districts of Quy Chau and Que Phong with extremely sophisticated methods and tricks.

The leader of this ring is Nguyen Dinh Vuong (born in 1995), residing in Kim Son town, Que Phong district. Vuong has a previous conviction for harboring and illegally using drugs. Vuong also has 3 accomplices assigned specific tasks by Vuong, including: Le Anh Luc (born in 1993); Nguyen Quang Tuyen (born in 1993), both residing in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, and Nguyen Lam Van (born in 1989), residing in Quan Bau ward, Vinh city.

The ringleader of the loan shark ring, Nguyen Dinh Vuong. Photo: Hong Ngoc

To run his loan sharking ring, Vuong used software and hired Tuyen 6 million VND per month to manage the software and loan books. Luc and Van were assigned by Vuong to specialize in debt collection. To collect money from victims who were unable to pay, the subjects often went to the victims' homes or offices, using tricks to put pressure, being more aggressive, in many cases these subjects threw shrimp paste into the house or beat them many times.

From the collected documents and evidence, at 6:30 p.m. on March 30, 2022, in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, the Criminal Police Department presided over and coordinated with Que Phong district police to successfully arrest the above 4 subjects for the act of lending at high interest rates in civil transactions.

From left to right: Le Anh Luc, Nguyen Quang Tuyen and Nguyen Lam Van. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Initially, the police determined that from 2020 to present, Nguyen Dinh Vuong has lent money to more than 400 victims, with a total amount of about 20 billion VND, thereby illegally profiting nearly 10 billion VND.

According to the subject's initial statement, customers in need of loans will be supported to carry out procedures quickly with loan interest rates from 3,000 - 5,000 VND/million/day (108-180%/year).

Image of shrimp paste thrown into a house by the subjects. Photo: Hong Ngoc

Conducting an emergency search of Nguyen Dinh Vuong's residence, the police discovered and seized evidence including: 70 million VND in cash; 12 mobile phones; 01 computer used for debt management; 05 knives, swords, sticks, iron tips of various types; many identity cards, household registration books and debt books and documents.

The Criminal Police Department is continuing to investigate and expand the case. The successful resolution of the case has contributed to curbing and reducing crime, and has been recognized and highly appreciated by the Party Committee, government and people.

The evidence of the case was seized by the police. Photo: Hong Ngoc

The Investigation Police Agency also announced and requested that victims who borrowed money from Nguyen Dinh Vuong contact the police agency soon to report and coordinate handling.