The Da Nang police said on Friday morning that they have arrested Le Thi Kim Anh, 42, from Lam Dong province, and Jiang Fei (a Chinese national).

A police officer read a court decision to prosecute Le Thi Kim Anh (middle) after she has been charged with facilitating illegal immigration. Photo: L.H

They are to be prosecuted for assisting illegal entry into Viet Nam under the guise of foreign experts.

They will face court on charges under the Criminal Offences Act in Viet Nam.

During the investigation, Da Nang police have found that Le Thi Kim Anh had made the acquaintance of many Chinese nationals, including Jiang Fei, while working in Taiwan as a foreign worker.

After returning to Viet Nam, Anh acted as a legal representative to set up Boviet Vietnam Investment Management Company Limited. She was placed in a director position with a monthly salary of VND 12 million. She was then sent to work in the Da Nang branch of this company.

Since September 2019, this company started operating but it had no headquarters and no business plan. In March 2021, Jiang Fei colluded with Anh to take advantage of her registered business name to assist his friend named Wang Xu from China to illegally enter Viet Nam, and Da Nang in particular, under the guise of a foreign expert.

In fact, Wang Xu is not a foreign expert or investor who is included in Viet Nam government-approved list of foreign nationals to give priority for entering the country amid the complex developments of COVID-19 in the world. He intented to work with Jiang Fei in Viet Nam instead of doing a job at Anh’s company that sponsor him to work for.

Anh asked for help from an immigration service in Da Nang to facilitate Wang Xu to illegally enter Da Nang at a cost of VND more than 60 million.

Currently, officers are completing a report detailing collected evidence during their investigations to provide proof to the court in order for the charge to the two offenders.

Reporting by LE HUNG – Translating by H.L