The Da Nang police said on Thursday afternoon that they have arrested Vo Tan Cuong, 33, from My An Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Director of KUVAROSE Company, Do Van Hoat, 29, from Hoa An Ward, Cam Le District, Director of the An Nhien Informatics Company, Nguyen Trung Thu, 38, from Hoa Cuong Nam Ward, Hai Chau District, Director of TOUR & MEDIA Company, and Tran Thanh Son, 32, from Man Thai Ward, Son Tra District, Director of the STAD advertising company.

A police officer read a court decision to detain Tran Thanh Son for facilitating illegal immigration Photo: L.H

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

Tran Thanh Son and Vo Tan Cuong were placed under detention for 4 months while Do Van Hoat and Nguyen Trung Thu were banned from leaving their places of residence.

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

During the investigation, Da Nang police found that the four directors of these companies had taken advantage of their registered business names to sponsor many South Korean nationals to illegally enter Viet Nam under the guise of foreign experts to make profits from using illegal tactics.

Reporting by LE HUNG – Translating by H.L