On February 7, the Border Guard Command of Tay Ninh Province confirmed that it is currently processing legal handover procedures for those involved in criminal activities, transferring them to law enforcement agencies in their respective provinces and cities.

Repatriation at Moc Bai Border Gate

At 8:00 AM on February 6, at Moc Bai International Border Gate, Tay Ninh Province’s Border Guard, in collaboration with Tay Ninh Provincial Police, the Drug and Crime Prevention Department, and the Anti-Narcotics and Crime Department, officially received the 177 Vietnamese citizens repatriated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia. The group consisted of 19 women and 158 men.

Verification efforts revealed that two individuals were wanted by the Ho Chi Minh City police.

Vinh Bao Trong H. (26 years old, from Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) was wanted by Thu Duc Police for engaging in sexual relations with a minor aged 13 to under 16.

Nguyen Tan D. (25 years old, from District 10, Ho Chi Minh City) was wanted by District 3 Police for theft.

Both individuals have been transferred to Ho Chi Minh City’s law enforcement agencies for further investigation.

Scam operations exposed

Among the 177 returnees, authorities found that 176 had been working in fraudulent companies based in Cambodia.

These individuals were involved in online scams operated from Building 11, Kim Sa 4 Area, Bavet Border Gate, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. The scams included online gambling applications, fake investment platforms (such as "Vin Group investment apps"), romance scams, and fraudulent stock trading apps.

Additionally, out of the 177 returnees, 48 had legally exited Vietnam, while 129 had crossed the border illegally. Only one person among them was a delivery worker (shipper).

To verify identities, authorities ran checks using the BKCAID national citizen database, which flagged six individuals with no records, one person providing false personal information, and one mistaken identity case involving a name match with a wanted individual.

Vietnamese officials continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding these scam operations and will take further legal action against those involved.

Nguoi Lao Dong