Shipper illegally transferred more than 500 thousand USD across the border
On June 13, the An Giang Provincial Police Department is detaining La Van Thuan (born in 1982, residing in Khanh An commune, An Phu district, An Giang province) for illegally transporting currency across the border.
According to information from the Investigation Agency, at around 4:00 a.m. on June 12, through the management of the area and receiving reports from people in the border belt area of Group 3, Tan Khanh Hamlet, Long Binh Town, An Phu District, An Giang Province, a subject was illegally transporting foreign currency (USD) across the Cambodian border.
The An Giang Provincial Police Department quickly directed the police of various units and localities to coordinate in organizing an ambush and caught La Van Thuan red-handed while driving a motorbike with license plate 67G1-758.32 carrying a black plastic bag containing many bundles of USD, totaling 530,150 USD, so they proceeded to arrest the criminal red-handed.
Working with the police, Thuan confessed that the above amount of USD was hired by a man to transport to a stranger to be sold in Cambodia. If the transport was completed, Thuan would receive a fee.