The 10th session of the 10th term Ho Chi Minh City People's Council is taking place. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy has sent to the session a report on the results of the inspection work in the first 6 months of 2023 (from December 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023).
The City People's Procuracy assessed that during this period, the crime situation in Ho Chi Minh City increased compared to the same period in 2022 (an increase of 1,127 cases) and continued to develop complicatedly, creating many difficulties for the prosecution agencies in crime prevention and control.
There is a new type of crime of illegally transporting drugs from abroad to Vietnam through Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Drugs are hidden under the form of express delivery gifts or hand-carried goods.
The case of illegal drug transportation from France to Vietnam was discovered on March 16, 2023 at the International Arrivals Terminal of Tan Son Nhat Airport; Photo: NLDO
Accordingly, the case of illegal drug transportation from France to Vietnam was discovered on March 16, 2023 at the International Arrivals Terminal of Tan Son Nhat Airport, seizing 154 boxes of toothpaste, through examination, the toothpaste boxes were found to be drugs.
Expanding the investigation, the two-level investigation agency prosecuted 60 defendants for the crimes of "Illegal transportation of drugs", "Illegal trading of drugs", "Concealment of criminals" and "Failure to report criminals".
The second type of crime "named" by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy is that a number of subjects have appeared using cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) to pay for drug transactions.
Besides, property crimes continue to account for a high proportion (nearly 50%) of the total number of new crimes occurring in Ho Chi Minh City.
Crimes against social order and safety continue to pose many complex risks with hooliganism, recklessness, and high danger. There have been brutal murders in the area. A typical case is the case of a son killing his biological mother because he was often scolded by his mother in District 12 on March 30, 2023.
Ho Chi Minh City Police conduct a general inspection of 79 business locations of F88 Company in the area.
In addition, the City People's Procuracy said that in the first 6 months of 2023, organized crime groups related to "black credit" activities appeared, operating in a closed, mobile manner over a wide area or using the trick of "hiding under the guise of businesses" to conceal criminal activities. They approached borrowers in many ways (distributing leaflets, advertising on social networking sites, lending via online applications, etc.), then carried out "debt collection" in many illegal ways, causing outrage among the people.
A typical example is the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department's general inspection of 79 business locations of F88 Company in the area, and has so far prosecuted 10 defendants for the crime of "Extortion of property". The case has been put under the monitoring and direction of the City's Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and Negative Practices.
In the first 6 months of the year, corruption and position-related crimes also emerged, such as cases occurring at the Vietnam Register and motor vehicle inspection centers in the city, causing huge economic losses and public outrage.
In this case, 169 people were prosecuted for the crimes of "Receiving bribes", "Giving bribes", "Producing, buying, selling, exchanging and giving away software used for illegal purposes".
Prosecuted more than 4,700 cases with more than 5,100 defendants
Ho Chi Minh City People's Procuracy said that in the first 6 months of 2023, the investigation agency discovered and prosecuted 4,794 new cases with 5,184 defendants.
Of which, crimes against social order increased by 566 cases; crimes against property, economy, and environment increased by 148 cases; drug crimes increased by 386 cases; crimes against corruption and positions increased by 27 cases; other crime groups did not increase or decrease.
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