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Police in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai have arrested 26 members of an illegal ring that had sold to the market approximately 200 million liters of fake and substandard gasoline. The provincial Department of Public Security has apprehended and initiated legal proceedings against 26 suspects for smuggling, production and trade of counterfeit goods, and illegal trade of receipts, officers confirmed during a press meeting on Tuesday morning. Dong Nai police, in coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security, mobilized 500 officers to inspect multiple warehouses, filling stations, and offices in Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Long An, and Vung Tau on Saturday night. Police organize a press meeting on the investigation into the fake gasoline ring in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, February 9, 2021. Photo: H.M. / Tuoi Tre They also caught several ring members red-handed transferring a large amount of smuggled gasoline from two ships to several barges in Vinh Long Province. The suspects attempted to run away but were eventually captured by officers. Police confiscated two ships weighing 1,500 metric tons each, five barges weighing 400-1,000 metric tons each, six tanker trucks containing nearly 2.7 million liters of gasoline, four barrels of chemicals used for coloring, over VND100 billion (US$4.3 million), and 12 boxes of related documents. Officers examine a filling station in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam in this supplied photo. According to police investigation, the illicit racket was run by Phan Thanh Huu, a 64-year-old Ho Chi Minh City resident, and Nguyen Huu Tu, 55, who hails from Vinh Long Province. The suspects claimed they had distributed about one million liters of fake and low-quality gasoline per day. Since August 2020, the ring had sold to the market more than 200 million liters of fake and substandard gasoline. A warehouse belonging to a fake gasoline ring in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam in this supplied photo The ring …

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A large team of 500 police officers raided an islet in the middle of the Hau River last Saturday and found people making fake fuel. The gangsters resisted fiercely, crashing a large boat into the police canoe as they tried to escape from the islet in My Hoa Commune, Binh Minh District. However, the police prevailed.Simultaneously, other police officers raided a series of gasoline stations in Ving Long, Long An, Can Tho, Dong Nai, Vung Tau and HCMC, nabbing suspects related to the ring.In all, the police arrested 26 people, seized two 2,500-ton vessels, five 400-1,000-ton vessels, six tankers, 2.68 million liters of gasoline, four barrels of chemicals and some documents and papers.The 26 will be investigated for smuggling, producing and trading in counterfeit goods and illegal invoices and receipts.Nguyen Huu Tru, 56, a Vinh Long resident, has been identified as the ring’s leader. Police bust a gas station in Trang Bom District of Dong Nai Province for selling fake gasoline, February 6, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Thai Ha. The large-scale raid was made after police in Dong Nai received reports from locals on low quality gasoline being sold by several stations in the province.Dong Nai police detected a fake gasoline production ring and collaborated with colleagues in other southern provinces and the Ministry of Public Security to bust it.Investigators later found that the ring had established companies and operated several gas stations to sell the counterfeit products they produced.Members of the ring used vessels to buy gasoline from wholesalers and then moved the product to a facility on the Vinh Long Islet before using chemicals and solvents to make the 95-octane grade gasoline A95.The fake fuel was distributed to warehouses across different provinces before being retailed.According to investigators, around one million liters of fake gasoline were being provided to the market each day.The ring operated efficiently, assigning specific tasks for each member at …

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Police in Dong Nai Province announced that they have detained 26 people and busted a fake fuel ring on February 9. Dong Nai police bust large-scale fake fuel ring The police in Dong Nai worked with the Ministry of Public Security and the police in different provinces and cities to set up 14 teams with 500 police to work on the case. They quickly inspected the warehouse, fuel stations and offices in Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Long An and HCM City. They also caught red-handed a smuggling ship in Vinh Long Province. The smugglers were aggressive and tried to ram the police ship. The police seized two ships that weigh 1,500 tonnes each, 12 boxes of documents, over VND100bn (USD4.3m) and 2.6 million litres of fuel. It is estimated that over a million litres of fake and low-quality fuel were sold each day. About 200 million litres of fuel were sold from August until now. After the investigation started, the police noticed that the violators kept expanding businesses and setting up new fuel stations. They smuggled the fuel into Vinh Long and tampered with it before distribute to different fuel stations. They also have patrol boats along the regular routes. Dong Nai police said they would expand the investigation and prosecute all involved. …

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