An underage girl in north-central Vietnam has been rescued from being sold at VND100 million (US$4,487) from Vietnam to China, local police said.

Police officers in Ky Son District, Nghe An Province, said on Tuesday that they were initiating legal proceedings against four individuals for child trafficking.

Moong Van Tuyen, 44, his wife Vi Thi Hong, 42, Moong Me Pheng, and Luong Me Kham in Ky Son were captured as they attempted to traffic L.T.P., 15, to China.

Pheng is P.’s sister-in-law, while Kham is the victim’s older sister, police said.

Tuyen was caught red-handed at 7:30 pm on Saturday when he was taking P. from Bao Thang Commune, Ky Son, to Mong Cai City in Quang Ninh, a northeastern province near the border with China.

Investigators also found Hong, Pheng, and Kham involved in the crime after a further probe.

Tuyen confessed that knowing V.T.Y., who was living in China, wanted to buy a girl at the said price, he inked a deal with Y., according to initial police reports.

Tuyen and his wife then traveled to Bao Thang to ask to buy P. from Kham and Pheng.

The two women agreed to the offer, the reports said, adding that Tuyen was captured when traveling to Quang Ninh to sell P.

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