Ho Chi Minh City police continue to prosecute 16 people, seize 21 more kg of illegal cyanide

To date, Ho Chi Minh City Police have prosecuted 7 cases, 43 defendants to investigate the crimes of 'illegally storing and trading toxic substances', seizing a total of nearly 9.7 tons of cyanide, 315 kg of sulfuric acid, 105 kg of hydrochloric acid...

Ta Tran Huan (1 of 16 newly prosecuted defendants) for illegally buying and selling cyanide - Photo: Provided by the police

On December 27, Ho Chi Minh City Police said that the two-level police investigation agency had prosecuted a total of 16 additional suspects and seized an additional 21 kg of illegally traded cyanide.

Accordingly, continuing to strictly implement the direction of the Ministry of Public Security 's leadership on a general review and inspection of the production, trading, use and transportation of dangerous chemicals, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Economic Police force continues to investigate and expand cases of illegal storage and trading of toxic substances (cyanide) to strictly and thoroughly handle them according to the provisions of the law.

Specifically, through the expanded investigation of the case of "illegally storing and trading toxic substances" that occurred at HBC Trading Company Limited (Tan Hung Thuan Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City) initiated on October 29, the Investigation Police Agency of District 12 Police continued to prosecute and temporarily detain 12 people to investigate the crime of "illegally trading toxic substances".

At the same time, 1 kg of cyanide was also seized illegally bought and sold from HBC Trading Company Limited.

In addition, during the peak period of launching an offensive to suppress all types of crimes, ensuring security and order during the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Investigation Agency also discovered, prosecuted the case, and prosecuted 4 people including:

Tran Van Nghia (45 years old, residing in Binh Duong province), Ta Tran Huan (42 years old), Bui Hong Quang (37 years old, all residing in Tien Giang province) and Duong Duc Dung (51 years old, residing in Long An province) to be investigated for the crime of illegally buying, selling and storing cyanide.

In the above case, the investigation agency seized a total of 20kg of cyanide and many other related exhibits.

To date, Ho Chi Minh City Police have prosecuted 7 cases, 43 defendants to investigate the crimes of "illegally storing and trading toxic substances" , confiscating a total of nearly 9.7 tons of cyanide, 315 kg of sulfuric acid, 105 kg of hydrochloric acid and many other related exhibits.

Ho Chi Minh City police have also established many working groups to investigate consumption sources in many provinces and cities across the country, recovering more than 455.5 kg of illegally traded cyanide.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cong-an-tp-hcm-tiep-tuc-khoi-to-16-nguoi-thu-giu-them-21kg-cyanua-trai-phep-20241227185240521.htm