Each day, the group collects between 10 and 30 million VND, totaling 400 to 500 million VND per month, equivalent to approximately 5 to 6 billion VND per year from small traders.
Long Bien Market in Hanoi is a fascinating aspect of the capital, depicted by the beauty of daily life with its hustle and bustle that continues throughout the night.
As the city sinks into sleep, porters at Long Bien Market (Hanoi) begin their work pulling heavy carts of goods, hoping to earn enough for a prosperous Tet holiday.
Long Bien Market has reopened after more than two months of lockdown, but hundreds of workers in the Phuc Xa lodging area (Ba Dinh district) are still waiting for work.
Many vendors' carts continued to park and unload goods at night, even after Long Bien Market (Hanoi) was sealed off, despite repeated warnings from authorities.
After Long Bien market was locked down due to its connection with a COVID-19 case, many small traders are trying to find ways to move their agricultural products out for fear of spoilage.
Following the recording of a COVID-19 case at the Long Bien wholesale market, the People's Committee of Phuc Xa ward (Ba Dinh district, Hanoi) immediately implemented lockdown and medical isolation measures.
Hanoi authorities have issued a notice seeking individuals who visited alley 187, Hong Ha Street, Phuc Xa Ward, and Long Bien Market between July 18th and August 3rd.
Long Bien Market was sealed off and disinfected after a COVID-0 case was recorded among vendors selling ice blocks to seafood businesses within the market.
On the evening of August 1st, the Long Bien Market Management Board erected a cordon around the main entrance of the market after receiving information that a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 frequently visited the market.
Under the guise of being a cargo handling team under the Long Bien Market Management Board, Hung "Kinh" and his gang used various tactics to extort protection money from small traders.
As he boarded the vehicle to return to prison, Hung "Kinh" - the notorious protection racket boss of Long Bien market (Hanoi) - burst into tears as he bid farewell to his family.
In front of reporters' cameras, Hung "Kinh" constantly covered his face with his hands in the courtroom and requested a postponement of the trial due to the absence of his defense lawyer.
On July 11th, the Hanoi People's Court will open the first-instance trial of Nguyen Kim Hung (Hung "Kinh") and four other defendants in the Long Bien market protection racket case, charged with extortion.
The Hanoi People's Procuracy has indicted Nguyen Kim Hung (Hung "Kinh") and four accomplices in the Long Bien market protection racket case on charges of extortion.
Hanoi City Police have just completed their investigation and recommended the prosecution of five defendants in the extortion case that occurred at Long Bien Market.
The Director of the Hanoi City Police Department has decided to award commendations and certificates of merit to 4 collectives and 15 individuals for their achievements in solving the shooting and robbery case at Long Bien Market.
A young man wearing a face mask fired a gun into the air to threaten and then severely beat and robbed a married couple who were small business owners in Long Bien Market, Hanoi.
A young man wearing a face mask fired a gun into the air to threaten and then robbed a married couple who were small business owners in Long Bien Market, Hanoi.
Immediately after the press reported on the "protection racket" activities at Long Bien market, the police quickly launched an investigation, prosecuted, and temporarily detained five individuals involved in the "protection racket" ring.
The Hanoi City Police Investigation Agency has initiated criminal proceedings and temporarily detained Hung "Kinh" for investigation into the crime of "Extortion".
The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Public Security, Major General Luong Tam Quang, stated that they have directly received a complaint regarding the incident where two investigative journalists investigating organized crime at Long Bien market were threatened with death, and that they will investigate and handle the matter strictly.
With money, power, connections, and cunning schemes, Khanh took control of the loading and unloading team at Long Bien market, imposing protection rackets there.
The K596 special case, established by the Criminal Police Department (Ministry of Public Security), resulted in the complete arrest of Khanh "Trang" and his accomplices within a short period of time.
"If there is complete and accurate information about the existence of protection rackets, including those involving the police, I suggest that the press provide this information to the police," Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Son affirmed.
On September 30th, the Investigation Police Department of Hanoi City Police issued a decision to initiate a criminal case to investigate the act of "extortion" that occurred at Long Bien Market.