HCMC restaurant owner claims cop pockets $67,000 in prostitution protection scam

VNExpress - Sep 20, 2026

A Ho Chi Minh City restaurant owner claims he paid a police officer more than VND1.7 billion (US$67,000) to protect his establishments' prostitution activities, but the officer allegedly pocketed the bribe.

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