Only 200 Female Employees... Korean Arrested for Running Prostitution Restaurant in Vietnam

Prostitution Brokerage Targeting Koreans in Ho Chi Minh City

A Korean man who operated a restaurant in Vietnam and brokered prostitution services targeting Koreans was arrested by local police. It was revealed that more than 200 women involved in prostitution worked at this restaurant.

On the 7th (local time), according to the Vietnamese local media VN Express, on the 3rd, the Vietnamese local police urgently arrested four Koreans, including Mr. A, and four female employees on charges of brokering prostitution. The local police uncovered their crimes after long-term surveillance.

Mr. A opened a restaurant in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City and operated prostitution services. Outside the restaurant, multiple security guards controlled access, and they meticulously avoided crackdowns by equipping walkie-talkies, lighting facilities, and alarm systems.

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Customers and women involved in prostitution were also strictly managed. Only foreigners who presented passports or had recommendations from acquaintances were accepted as customers, and to avoid crackdowns, women who did not engage in prostitution were marked as '0', women who worked all night as '1', and women who left early as '2' on the roster.

The local police believe that Mr. A and his group earned profits amounting to tens of billions of dong through this illegal restaurant operation. 100 million dong is approximately 5.54 million Korean won.

Earlier in July, three Koreans who operated a prostitution establishment in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City were also arrested by local police. They had opened a restaurant with 30 unauthorized karaoke rooms, called 'karaoke', mainly targeting foreign customers who were Koreans since June last year. They also employed about 80 female hostesses and brokered prostitution in nearby hotels and rented apartments.

In Vietnam, women involved in prostitution receive warnings and small fines, whereas operators of prostitution organizations and pimps can face up to five years in prison.

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