VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Hai Phong, in co-ordination with the municipal customs department, have started legal proceedings against two men for allegedly making fake import licences and illegally importing scrap.

A view of the Hai Phong Port. Two companies have been prosecuted for illegally importing scrap via the port. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Hue

The two men are Nguyen Ngoc Hieu, 44, director of the Ha Nam Trade and Services Co Ltd, from Hai An District, and Nguyen Ba Toan, 26, from An Duong District.

The two men allegedly falsified documents for two companies including the Huong Quynh Cam Hung Co Ltd in Cam Hung Commune, Cam Giàng District in the northern province of Hai Duong, and the DFG Joint-stock Company in Quang Trung Ward, Hai Duong City in Hai Duong Province.

The two companies used the fake papers together with customs documents to illegally import more than 10,500 tonnes of scrap worth more than VND11 billion (US$478,200).

After searching the homes and offices of the two men, police seized several seals relating to both individuals and companies.

In July this year, police in Hai Phong also started legal proceedings against two men on the same charges.

The two men were Nguyen Duc Truong, 48, from the northern province of Ninh Binh, director of the Duc Dat Trade and Export Co Ltd, and Duong Van Phuong, 35, from Ninh Binh Province, who was an employee at the company.

The two men made fake papers alongside their customs documents to import nearly 3,000 containers of scrap via different ports in Hai Phong City, HCM City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

Source: VNS