Ho Chi Minh City People's Court held a first-instance trial for Hoang Sy Thang (39 years old, from Nghe An) and accomplices in the VN10 case. 227 defendants were prosecuted for many crimes related to drugs, concealing and not reporting crimes, appropriating property, using fake documents...
Among these are singer Chi Dan, model An Tay (Spanish nationality) and Nguyen Do Truc Phuong, who are also prosecuted for the crime of Organizing the illegal use of narcotics.
On the morning of August 17, 2026, the keyword "Chi Dan" was searched vertically on Google Trends when this male singer/songwriter went online to court.
Related phrases such as "singer Chi Dan in court" and "VN10 drug mega-case" both reached a sudden state with growth rates from 3,800,000% to over 5,000%. The highest search volume concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City (100%), followed by Binh Duong, Dong Nai (75% - 80%) and Hanoi (62%).
Similarly, the keyword "An Tay" recorded a surge of 400% searches on Google when information about the female model going to court in a major drug case was made public.
Trend-following keywords such as "An Tay is arrested" and "Who is An Tay" are also constantly being searched for by users on the system.
Singer Chi Dan (real name Nguyen Trung Hieu) along with his older brother Nguyen Trung Tin (44 years old) and Nguyen Do Truc Phuong, known by the nickname "Charity Fairy", are being tried for the crime of Organizing the Illegal Use of Narcotics.
Model An Tay (Nguyen Thi An, named Andrea Aybar Carmona, Spanish nationality) was prosecuted for two crimes: Organizing the illegal use of drugs and Illegally possessing drugs. According to the indictment, this group of singers and models bought and used drugs from sources in Hoang Sy Thang's ring.
Chi Dan (real name Nguyen Trung Hieu, born in 1989 in Kien Giang) is a singer and songwriter who has been active since 2012. Chi Dan has released a number of songs known to many people such as "What I Know", "1234" and "The Person I Love".
In November 2024, the male singer was arrested, prosecuted and brought to trial in a major drug case (VN10 case) on charges of organizing the illegal use of narcotics.
An Tay (real name Andrea Aybar Carmona, born in 1995) is a Spanish-born model, actress and content creator, living in Vietnam since the age of 8.
An Tay used to work in the Vietnamese entertainment industry as a photo model, film actress and video producer on social networks.
In November 2024, functional agencies prosecuted and temporarily detained Andrea Aybar to investigate the act of illegally possessing and organizing the use of drugs.
