Vietnam Marine Police Department have uncovered a case of allegedly smuggled petroleum, worth over VND25 billion (USD1.2 million), in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.
Marine police uncover a case of alleged petrol smuggling
The agency said that it is still investigating the case.
According to initial investigation, the agency, in coordination with Marine Police Region 3 caught three ships that were allegedly smuggling petroleum on the evening of December 19 off the shores of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
According to police, a ship named Viet Hai was pumping gasoline into the Viet Hai 1 and Dong Hoa 9.
During the incident, the ship, Viet Hai, contained more than 1,000 cubic metres of 92 octane gasoline.
Upon inspection, each captain failed to produce proper documents for the fuel or its transfer.
According to the captains’ statement, both Viet Hai and Viet Hai 1 belonged to the Viet Hai Corporation, which is headquartered in HCM City.while the Dong Hoa 9 was owned by Dong Nai Trading and Petrol Corporation.
Viet Hai was captained by Nguyen Thanh Tung, Viet Hai 1 by Le Tuan Anh and the Dong Hoa 9 by Ho Sy Bang.
The police have made out a report on the case and towed the ships to the port of the Marine Police Region 3 for further investigation.
