Ministry of Education and Training praises Da Nang Police for dismantling fake book sales ring

Individuals and groups of the Da Nang City Police force have made outstanding achievements in dismantling a ring producing and trading fake textbooks. Photo: My Linh

At the ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel (Ministry of Education and Training), on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Training, sent congratulations and thanks to the Da Nang City Police force in the special task force.

“If textbooks are counterfeited, the consequences will be huge, so cracking down on the production and trade of fake textbooks is extremely important. Through this, we hope that the Da Nang City Police and the Ministry of Public Security will continue to accompany the Ministry of Education and Training in the coming time,” Ms. Hanh shared.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Thanh - Chairman of the Board of Members, General Director of Vietnam Education Publishing House awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Education and Training to 2 groups and 3 individuals of Da Nang City Police for their outstanding achievements in dismantling the fake textbook production and trading ring.

Previously, on June 14, the Economic - Environmental Police Department (Da Nang City Police) coordinated with professional units of the City Police to eradicate a large-scale fake textbook production and trading ring in Da Nang City.

From 2021 to present, the line has produced and sold more than 4 million fake textbooks. Photo: Provided by the police

This ring was led by Le Duy Quang (42 years old) and Nguyen Van Anh (44 years old, both residing in An Hai Bac ward, Son Tra district, Da Nang city).

Expanding the investigation, the task force continued to discover and arrest 3 more people in Ho Chi Minh City, including Nguyen Trung Luat (43 years old, residing in District 12), Pham Ngoc Quang (47 years old, residing in Go Vap District) and Pham Thach Kim Dien (39 years old, residing in Binh Tan District).

The seized exhibits included 1 million stamps, 600,000 fake finished and semi-finished books, worth about 12 billion VND, along with many printing equipment such as: printers, cutters, staplers, zinc plates, printing paper...

Initial statistics show that in 2 years this group has produced and sold about 4 million textbooks.

Source: https://laodong.vn/giao-duc/bo-gddt-khen-cong-an-da-nang-da-triet-pha-duong-day-ban-sach-gia-1364412.ldo