Five bags 39 years in jail after Police bust £1.65m UK-Vietnam smuggling ring

Five members of an organised transgression radical person been jailed for 39.5 years aft smuggling Vietnamese migrants into the UK and laundering much than £1.65 million.

The UK National Crime Agency, NCA, said the radical was led by duplicate brothers Vinh Van Nguyen and Quang Van Nguyen, who utilized migrants’ passports successful a “debt bondage” statement to retrieve wealth paid for their journeys.

The different members were Van Huy Nguyen, Lia-Chien Trong and Sy Trai Ho.

Investigators recovered 220 Vietnamese passports and much than £16,700 successful currency from a car searched successful Birmingham. 

Police besides recovered handwritten notes and wealth transportation receipts.

The NCA said much than £1.65 cardinal was transferred to Vietnam done Western Union, MoneyGram, Ria Money Transfer and Post Offices betwixt July 2024 and October 2025.

Vinh was convicted aft a proceedings astatine Liverpool Crown Court, portion the different 4 defendants pleaded guilty.

Vinh was sentenced to 12 years and six months, Quang to 9 years and 9 months, Huy to 7 years and 2 months, ...