Da Nang police have conducted the investigation into operation involving two women who are working for the South Korean Association in Central Viet Nam.

Da Nang Police searched the home of offender Phan Thi Thao Ly (middle) and arrested her for assisting illegal entry into Viet Nam. Photo: L.H

Additional two members of an organised crime gang, namely Phan Thi Thao Ly, 26, and Pham Thi Phuc, 25, both from Quang Nam, on Friday afternoon, were placed under detention for 4 months for assisting the illegal immigration of South Korean nationals into Viet Nam amid the complex developments of COVID-19 in the country.

They are found guilty after police officers have collected evidence to prove that Ly and Phuc are charged with engaged in facilitating 27 South Korean nationals to illegally enter Viet Nam under the guise of foreign experts.

During the investigation, Da Nang police have found that these South Korean nationals entered Viet Nam illegally on February 26 and stayed at the Point Villa located in Ngu Hanh Son District.

Previously, officers also had arrested To My Hong Anh, 32, from Thanh Khe District, and Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan, 34, from Son Tra District, and they were accused of criminal offences after assisting many illegal South Korean entries into Viet Nam.

To date, officers detained 5 members of an organised crime that assisted many illegal foreign entries into Viet Nam under the guise of foreign experts.

The investigation is still underway.

Reporting by LE HUNG – Translating by H.L