The Ministry of Public Security provides updates on the investigation into the Mailisa case and the Hoang Huong case.

On the afternoon of December 15th, at a press conference held by the Ministry of Public Security, representatives from the Department of Investigation of Crimes related to Corruption, Economics, and Smuggling (C03, Ministry of Public Security) provided information on the progress of the investigation into the case of Phan Thi Mai, Director of Mailisa Beauty Clinic Co., Ltd., and other defendants.

Major General Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Criminal Investigation of Corruption, Economic Crimes , and Smuggling, answers questions from reporters of news agencies and newspapers. Photo: Pham Kien/TTXVN

According to Major General Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Investigation of Crimes related to Corruption, Economics, and Smuggling (C03, Ministry of Public Security ), authorities have determined that the total value of smuggled goods seized from suspect Phan Thi Mai and related suspects is estimated at approximately 370 billion VND.

During the legal proceedings, authorities recovered 3 billion VND, 4,000 USD, 300 taels of gold, and 100 land use right certificates related to the defendants.

"In addition, Phan Thi Mai and Hoang Kim Khanh voluntarily paid 300 billion VND into the state budget to mitigate the consequences," the C03 leader said.

Previously, in connection with the case, on November 21, the C03 (Criminal Investigation Department) initiated a criminal case of "Smuggling" occurring at MK Skincare Company and related units and localities; at the same time, it prosecuted and arrested Phan Thi Mai (Director of Mailisa Beauty Salon Co., Ltd.) and 7 related individuals for the crime of "Smuggling".

According to investigation documents, through intelligence gathering, C03 discovered signs of irregularities in the cosmetics business operations of companies within the Mailisa ecosystem, run by Phan Thi Mai and Hoang Kim Khanh.

Initial investigations determined that: Between 2020 and 2024, with the aim of importing cosmetics into Vietnam for profit through the Mailisa chain of beauty salons, Phan Thi Mai and her husband, Hoang Kim Khanh, agreed to purchase cosmetics manufactured in Guangzhou, China, at cheap prices, without guaranteeing quality or ingredients as advertised, and lacking the necessary conditions for obtaining a Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) in China.

Subsequently, the perpetrators colluded with Chinese individuals, signing fraudulent contracts and altering the origin of cosmetics (from Guangzhou, China to Hong Kong, China) to obtain Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) in Hong Kong, smuggling them into Vietnam and advertising them as cosmetics manufactured in Hong Kong to attract the attention and trust of domestic customers. They sold them at prices many times higher, earning illicit profits of thousands of billions of VND (this figure only includes 3 out of 100 key products that Mailisa's system supplies to the market).

Investigation into smuggling and counterfeit goods trafficking in the case of businesswoman Hoang Huong.

Also at the press conference of the Ministry of Public Security, a representative from the Office of the Investigation Police Agency (C01, Ministry of Public Security) provided further information about the case that occurred at Hoang Huong Pharmaceutical Company.

According to a representative from the Office of the Investigative Police Agency, the unit is continuing to expand the investigation into the case, clarifying other violations such as smuggling, manufacturing, and trading counterfeit goods. At the same time, the Office of the Investigative Police Agency is having the products within the Hoang Huong ecosystem examined. The representative stated that the number of products in the Hoang Huong ecosystem is very large.

Previously, the Police Investigation Agency had initiated a criminal case and prosecuted six defendants for the crime of "Violating accounting regulations, causing serious consequences," including Hoang Huong, her two brothers-in-law, and three employees.

According to initial investigations, Hoang Huong has an ecosystem of 18 companies, 25 business households, and 44 individuals involved in the sale of functional foods, health supplements, and other products.

To carry out tax evasion, Hoang Thi Huong instructed her employees to apply revenue targets to business households and individuals registered for business.

Verify information related to the "Nurturing Children" charity project.

Also at the press conference, a representative from the Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security stated that they had directed the professional department to verify information related to the "Nurturing Children" charity project in 13 provinces and cities.

Colonel Le Khac Son, Deputy Director of the Criminal Police Department, said that after receiving information from the public and the press, C02 reported to the ministry's leadership and proactively directed police nationwide, including in localities with the "Nurturing Children" project in 13 provinces, to review all aspects.

C02 and local police forces are deploying resources very urgently and decisively.

"We are verifying whether or not there was any fraud or violation in this operation," said Colonel Le Khac Son.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/bo-cong-an-thong-tin-ve-tien-do-dieu-tra-vu-mailisa-vu-hoang-huong-20251215194217575.htm