Twelve security guards arrested for extorting money from overloaded trucks in Ho Chi Minh City's High-Tech Park.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The team leader of the security team at the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park, along with his deputies and members, received money from businesses to "protect" overloaded trucks from driving during prohibited hours.

On March 17, the Economic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City (PC03) initiated criminal proceedings and temporarily detained Nguyen Giang Son (Team Leader of the security team at the High-Tech Park), Ho Tan Dat, Nguyen Thanh Bach Ho (both deputy team leaders), Tran Phat Vinh Thanh, Le Hieu Tai, Ho Ngoc Anh Tien, Nguyen Huu Khu, Doan Ngoc Thinh, Vuong Minh Thai, Nguyen Tan Thanh, Luong Van Phuoc, and Le Van Duong for the crime of abusing their positions and authority while performing their official duties.

Twelve people have been prosecuted for abusing their positions and authority while performing their official duties (Photo: Thuan Thien).

According to initial information, the route passing through the High-Tech Park in Thu Duc City, heading from the Hanoi Highway gate (D1) and in the opposite direction from the Vo Chi Cong gate (D2), is managed by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport (now the Department of Public Works). The Department of Transport installed signs prohibiting trucks over 3.5 tons (vehicles not serving the High-Tech Park) from circulating through the High-Tech Park between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM.

However, since the beginning of 2020, Nguyen Giang Son has received money from businesses with trucks over 3.5 tons and allowed these vehicles to circulate through the High-Tech Park during prohibited hours.

Each month, Son collected approximately 30 million VND from each business and discussed it with the two deputy team leaders to inform the nine security team leaders and deputy leaders. Then, Dat sent a list of the businesses' trucks via a Zalo group so that the security guards at the High-Tech Park could access it. When the trucks arrived at the checkpoint, the security guards checked the list; if the trucks had already paid, they were allowed through.

Each month, Son gives Dat about 10 million VND, Ho gets 3-5 million VND, and the security guards and team leaders/deputy leaders get from 100,000 VND to 3 million VND.

The Economic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police requests that businesses and drivers involved in the above-mentioned case urgently contact investigator Tran Manh Tuan, Team 4, PC03 Department, to cooperate and provide documents.

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