On June 11th, the Economic Police of Hue City’s Public Security Bureau made a decision to initiate legal proceedings and prosecute Tran Thi Phuoc (born 1965, residing in Thuan Loc ward, Phu Xuan district, Hue city) for “production and trading of counterfeit food products.”
Prior to this, on May 27th, a task force from the Economic Police of Hue City’s Public Security inspected the Gia Cat coffee powder production and processing facility, owned by Tran Thi Phuoc, located at 1A/121 Ngo Duc Ke street (Thuan Loc ward), with a retail store at 84 Kim Long street (Kim Long ward, Phu Xuan district).
Tran Thi Phuoc, owner of the Gia Cat coffee powder production and processing facility, at the time of receiving the prosecution decision. (Photo: CACC)
The authorities discovered that the aforementioned coffee production facility was purchasing soybeans, corn, and additives of unknown origin and hiring laborers to grind and mix them with coffee beans before packaging and labeling the final product as Gia Cat coffee for sale.
The investigation determined that many Gia Cat-labeled coffee powder products had significantly lower caffeine levels than what was stated in the facility’s product declaration.
Police inspecting the Gia Cat coffee production facility and retail store. (Photo: CACC)
On the same day, the Investigative Police Agency of Hue City’s Public Security decided to initiate legal proceedings and prosecute Le Van Vu (born 1985) and Nguyen Thi Suong (born 1975), both residing in An Hoa ward, Phu Xuan district, for trading in contraband, specifically, smuggled cigarettes.
At 9:55 AM on June 3rd, in front of 190 Ly Nam De street (Hương Long ward), the Team for Prevention and Investigation of Smuggling, Production, and Trading of Counterfeit Goods and Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights (under the Economic Police of Hue City’s Public Security) caught Le Van Vu red-handed while transporting 1,980 packs of JET-branded cigarettes on his motorcycle.
Following up on the case, the police conducted an emergency search of Nguyen Thi Suong’s residence, seizing an additional 2,240 packs of various cigarette brands, including JET, HERO, and ESSE.
Previously, units under the Economic Police of Hue City’s Public Security had continuously discovered and handled multiple facilities suspected of producing and trading counterfeit goods.
The police will coordinate with relevant units to conduct comprehensive inspections of production and business facilities, resolutely dealing with any violations with the principle of “no forbidden zones and no exceptions.”
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