On March 23, the Police Investigation Agency of Ho Chi Minh City Police announced that they had prosecuted the defendant and ordered the temporary detention of Ho Viet Tan (born 3, residing in Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province). and Bui Huynh Ba Phuoc (born 1963, residing in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) are also Customs officers of Phu My Port Border Gate Customs Branch, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province Customs Department) for the crime of "Receiving bribes". ”.
Ho Viet Tan (white shirt) and Bui Huynh Ba Phuoc.
According to the Investigation Police Agency, the prosecution of defendants Tan and Phuoc is the result of the investigation and expansion of the case of "smuggling" of FO and DO oil by Le Tan Hoa (born 1976, resident of Phu My ward, District 7). , Ho Chi Minh City) and his accomplices.
Specifically, this group used the trick of hiding under the legal entity Saigon Transco Petroleum Transportation Company Limited to carry out contracts to transport FO and DO oil (temporarily imported for re-export) from Nha Be Petroleum Warehouse to delivery. for international ships (moored in the Dong Nai River area, Phu My - Vung Tau port, Lotus port...) to connect with captains/chief engineers to buy back a part of FO and DO oil in the shipment. transfer to foreign ships.
Next, this group of people hid them in secret compartments designed on the company's salan, then transported them for consumption in the domestic market without completing customs declaration procedures according to regulations.
At the investigation agency, Tan and Phuoc confessed that they had received money from Le Tan Hoa and Saigon Transco employees to not fully implement the Customs supervision process as prescribed; creating conditions for Le Tan Hoa and his accomplices to buy and sell FO and DO oil from international ships without customs declaration.
Regarding the above incident, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department of Investigation has prosecuted a total of 8 defendants to continue investigating and clarifying the acts of smuggling, giving and receiving bribes and the positions and roles of the subjects. statue in the case.
At the same time, the Investigation Police Department is continuing to investigate and expand to clarify other related signs of violations and negatives to handle strictly and thoroughly in accordance with the provisions of law.
