# Criminal prosecutions in Vietnam

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-prosecutions-in-vietnam
> Updated: 2026-09-10T04:42:37.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Vietnamese authorities have conducted several criminal investigations and prosecutions involving fraud, theft, and illegal resource exploitation across multiple provinces.

In Hanoi, police prosecuted five individuals for manufacturing and selling counterfeit gas by using stolen brand names and anti-counterfeit seals to mimic legitimate products. In Ha Tinh province, a former electric industry worker was arrested for the planned theft of a transformer from a brick factory.

In Phu Tho province, an individual was arrested for producing and using various forged documents, including driver’s licenses and health certificates, to secure transport contracts. Meanwhile, in An Giang province, authorities prosecuted an individual for illegal mineral exploitation involving the unauthorized removal of clay from a canal bed for sale as construction material.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-10: Vietnamese authorities prosecute forgery and illegal mining cases

Vietnamese police have initiated criminal proceedings against individuals in Phu Tho for forging driver's licenses and in An Giang for illegal clay mining operations.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/vietnamese-authorities-prosecute-forgery-and-illegal-mining-cases

### 2026-09-09: Vietnam authorities prosecute counterfeit gas ring and transformer theft

Vietnamese authorities have prosecuted five individuals in Hanoi for producing counterfeit gas and arrested a man in Ha Tinh for the theft of an industrial transformer.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/vietnam-authorities-prosecute-counterfeit-gas-ring-and-transformer-theft

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