Ho Chi Minh City police bust prostitution ring that served S.Koreans
Sunday, October 08, 2023, 14:18 GMT+7
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have cracked down on a prostitution ring in District 7 that provided sexual services for South Korean people only, keeping 10 in temporary custody.
Police officers said on Saturday that they had arrested Son Tea Heum, 47, the owner of Luxury Business Club, a restaurant, on Pham Thai Buong Street in District 7, and Khong Minh Tri, a Vietnamese man, for allegedly harboring sex services.
Meanwhile, eight others—Kim Da Jib, Yoon Yong Han, Yi Yo Han, and You Eun Young, of South Korean nationality, and Le Thi Van, Le Thi To Huyen, Nguyen Thi Sinh, and Truong Thai Thanh Hong, all Vietnamese citizens—were detained on charges of prostitution brokerage.
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| A police officer questions Son Tea Heum (L), the owner of Luxury Business Club. Photo: Supplied by Ho Chi Minh City Police |
On Tuesday night, the municipal criminal police force inspected Luxury Business Club.
Police officers found that the restaurant joined hands with Tri to book rooms at T.S.L. Hotel on Phan Khiem Ich Street in District 7 so that four female employees of the restaurant could provide sexual services for South Korean customers.
The four employees told police that Luxury Business Club managers Yi Yo Han and You Eun Young, as well as Le Thi Van and Le Thi To Huyen asked them to provide sexual services for the South Korean customers for VND3.8 million (US$156) each time.
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| Kim Da Jib (R), a manager of Luxury Business Club. Photo: Supplied by Ho Chi Minh City Police |
Son Tea Heum admitted to police that he instructed the staff to offer sexual services to increase the restaurant’s revenue.
Its turnover has recently reached tens of billions of Vietnamese dong per month. (VND10 billion = $410,420).
The restaurant, which started its operations in 2020, has 28 rooms, 226 employees, and three cars used to transport customers.
It was equipped with an alarm system to announce the presence of police officers.
At the entrance of the restaurant were three to five security guards.
The venue established contacts with many hotels in District 7 to provide prostitution services.
To prevent police investigation, the restaurateurs refused to serve Vietnamese guests and welcomed only South Korean customers.
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| Ho Chi Minh City police raid Luxury Business Club. Photo: Supplied by Ho Chi Minh City Police |
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