Former air hostess prosecuted for gold smuggling
The Hanoi City People's Procuracy has just decided to prosecute three people including a former air hostess and a former technician of Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company for smuggling more than 3 kilos of gold to South Korea.
According to the indictment, Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh, 35, who used to work as a flight attendant for a local carrier until 2014, had a Vietnamese acquaintance in South Korea and knew about the higher gold prices there. Anh borrowed VND2.8 billion (USD122,887) from relatives to buy 84 taels of gold which were then reshaped into four bars.
At 12.25am on July 27, Anh and Sang were arrested right after they got to their flight seats.
The three told police that they had successfully brought 20 taels of gold to South Korea using this way in June 2016.
Investigators said that at the prices at that time, Anh could earn over VND20 million (USD890) in profit with this second smuggling.
According to Vietnam Criminal Law's article 153, Anh and her husband may face the highest punishment of 20 years or life in prison.
In March 2015, a pilot and a flight attendant of Vietnam Airlines were arrested in South Korea for smuggling 6 kilos of gold when entering Gimhae International Airport in Busan City.
The duo claimed they were paid USD250 per kilo of gold if they successfully carried the gold to South Korea.
According to the indictment, Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh, 35, who used to work as a flight attendant for a local carrier until 2014, had a Vietnamese acquaintance in South Korea and knew about the higher gold prices there. Anh borrowed VND2.8 billion (USD122,887) from relatives to buy 84 taels of gold which were then reshaped into four bars.
Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh and her husband with their gold bars at the police station. Photo by VNN
At 12.25am on July 27, Anh and Sang were arrested right after they got to their flight seats.
The three told police that they had successfully brought 20 taels of gold to South Korea using this way in June 2016.
Investigators said that at the prices at that time, Anh could earn over VND20 million (USD890) in profit with this second smuggling.
According to Vietnam Criminal Law's article 153, Anh and her husband may face the highest punishment of 20 years or life in prison.
In March 2015, a pilot and a flight attendant of Vietnam Airlines were arrested in South Korea for smuggling 6 kilos of gold when entering Gimhae International Airport in Busan City.
The duo claimed they were paid USD250 per kilo of gold if they successfully carried the gold to South Korea.
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