Dak Nong police arrest five suspects for selling women to China
VOV.VN - The Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has cooperated with police of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong to apprehend a total of five suspects for human trafficking.
The suspects include Vay Tuyet Mai, 40, residing in Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Thi Nho, 38, residing in Dak Nong province; Tran Quang Phat, 44, residing in Ho Chi Minh City; Tran Sieu Khiem, 64, residing in Ho Chi Minh City; and Huynh Hong Chi, 40, residing in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the mastermind of the ring was Tuyet Mai, who is of Chinese origin and is the wife of a Chinese man.
The ring members first became acquainted with the victims in order to gain their trust. After that, the suspects talked them into going to China and marrying local men, as well as promising to pay them between VND80 million and VND120 million (US$4,899)
The traffickers then held a meeting between the Chinese buyers and the victims via the Internet or in person.
Once the victims arrived in China, they were held against their will or forced to become illegal wives of local men.
If the victim did not agree then they would be required to pay compensation for the entire amount of money that the Chinese buyers had paid to the traffickers.
Once at the police station, the suspects admitted that they had been attempting to transport seven local women through the Vietnam-China border.
A further investigation into the case is now ongoing.
