Letter of commendation from General Luong Tam Quang - Politburo member, Minister of Public Security - sent to Hanoi City Police for this unit's achievements in fighting and destroying a transnational crime ring, using high technology to defraud and appropriate people's assets, and freezing assets worth more than 2,000 billion VND.
The letter stated that recently, Hanoi City Police have presided over and coordinated with the Criminal Police Department, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Ho Chi Minh City Police to fight and destroy a transnational crime ring that used high technology to fraudulently appropriate people's assets by calling for investment on illegal foreign exchange, securities and stock exchanges, prosecuted 18 subjects, temporarily detained 280 computers, 20 cars, confiscated and frozen assets worth more than 2,000 billion VND.
The Minister's letter of commendation said that this is an outstanding achievement, demonstrating the determination, high sense of responsibility and intelligence and sharpness of the Hanoi City Police in implementing the direction of the Central Public Security Party Committee and the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security on the fight against organized crime, transnational crime and high-tech crime.
The results of the special project reflected the active and effective coordination between the local police and the professional units of the Ministry; contributing to deterring and preventing crimes, stabilizing security and order, and strengthening people's trust in the People's Police force.
In the letter of commendation, the Minister of Public Security also requested the Hanoi City Police to coordinate with relevant units and localities to urgently investigate, expand the case, consolidate documents and evidence to propose prosecuting the subjects according to the law.
