Gia Lai police said on October 20 that Nguyen Thanh Quang, born in 1954 and living in Hoi Phu Ward, had been charged with manufacturing and trading counterfeit food products. He has been barred from leaving his place of residence while the investigation continues.
Gia Lai Province Police serve procedural decisions on defendant Nguyen Thanh Quang, in white (Photo: Gia Lai Province Police).
According to police, authorities inspected the Tran Thi Hung business in Hoi Phu Ward on October 3. The establishment produces and sells ground coffee under the Thuan Thien brand.
During the inspection, officers seized more than 200kg of finished ground coffee, along with machinery, tools and equipment used in production and processing.
Investigators determined that Quang was directly responsible for producing the coffee. He admitted mixing soybeans and flavourings into the coffee during production.
Based on the findings of an official assessment, all the finished ground coffee produced, processed and sold by the Tran Thi Hung establishment was classified as counterfeit.
More than 200 kilogrammes of counterfeit ground coffee were seized by police (Photo: Gia Lai Province Police).
The provincial police investigation agency is continuing its investigation in accordance with the law.