Nghe An: Dismantling student and model prostitution ring

(Baonghean.vn) - The prostitutes are models, university and college students in Vinh City. Each time they "go out with a client", they are paid 2 million VND, then give 30% back to the "madam".

On November 29, the Criminal Police Department (PC45, Nghe An Police) announced that the unit, in coordination with C45 of the Ministry of Public Security, had successfully broken up Project 117M, destroying a prostitution ring with the participation of models and university and college students in Vinh City.

Previously, on the evening of November 23, PC45 detectives raided two rooms of Dat Phu Hotel (Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City) and Victory Hotel (Vinh City) and caught two couples in the act of prostitution.

Thai Thi Y. and Tran Thi N. declared the price for each time they served a client was 2 million VND. Photo: NH

The identities of the two prostitutes were identified as Tran Thi N. (born in 1998, residing in Dien Chau) and Thai Thi Y. (born in 1993, residing in Anh Son district). N. is a first-year student at a local college, having just enrolled for 3 months. Y. already has a stable job and participates in prostitution to “increase income”.

At the investigation agency, Tran Thi N. and Thai Thi Y. confessed to participating in a prostitution ring run by Ha Thi Giang (born in 1995, residing in Nam Dan district). The investigation agency of Nghe An province police issued an emergency arrest warrant for Giang to serve the investigation.

At the investigation agency, Ha Thi Giang admitted that she had directly brokered the price agreement with the customers through her phone number and zalo. After agreeing on the price and location, Giang informed the prostitutes to come and serve the customers.

The price for these girls to serve customers ranges from around 2 million VND, then Giang shares the profit at a rate of 30% - 70%.

However, an investigator revealed that the amount Giang charged customers for sex was often more than double the amount reported to prostitutes.

"Madam" Ha Thi Giang runs a prostitution ring. Photo: NH

Currently, PC45 of Nghe An Province Police is completing the case file and initiating criminal proceedings against Ha Thi Giang to investigate the act of “Prostitution Brokerage”. Giang is raising a child under 36 months old, so she is not subject to temporary detention.

The investigating police agency administratively fined the two customers 750 thousand VND each. Thai Thi Y. and Tran Thi N. were also administratively fined for prostitution with a fine of 200 thousand VND each.

Nguyen Hung