Nguyen Minh Cam (right) at the police station. He was detained on Tuesday on charges of organising other people travelling abroad illegally. — Photo courtesy of Ha Tinh Police Department

The accused, Nguyen Minh Cam, 55, from Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province, was detained on Monday on charges of organising other people to go abroad illegally, under Article 349 of Penal Code, said Colonel Nguyen Tien Nam, deputy director of Ha Tinh Police Department.

On the afternoon of the same day, police also searched Cam’s house in Tran Phu Ward, Ha Tinh City, in Ha Tinh Province.

According to the investigations, Cam was not licensed to operate in labour export but he co-ordinated with people in Germany to help people in Vietnam work in the European country.

He received US$1,000 for each person who successfully went to Germany.

The case is under further investigation.

Earlier, Ha Tinh Police also detained two suspects related to the organisation of other people going abroad illegally.

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