{"id":129436,"date":"2026-07-15T17:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=129436"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:39:33","slug":"vietnam-probes-diamond-smuggling-ring-linked-to-major-jeweller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129436\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam probes diamond smuggling ring linked to major jeweller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Vietnamese police are investigating an international diamond ring accused of smuggling 28,000 gems worth nearly $11 million, with the country\u2019s largest jeweller caught up in the probe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former head of Phu Nhuan Jewelry\u2019s (PNJ) gem certification subsidiary was arrested earlier this month along with more than 30 others accused of involvement in a syndicate operating over several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police have raided more than 20 establishments, including jewellery stores and homes of the accused, mostly in Ho Chi Minh City, the public security ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State media reported on Wednesday that a number of establishments linked to the investigation have suddenly closed their doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dang Ngoc Thao, the former director of PNJ Laboratory, is accused of falsely certifying gems sourced in India for resale in Vietnam, removing laser inscriptions and replacing them with the company\u2019s own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police have seized 1,239 diamonds in the investigation so far, along with jewellery \u201cfor which no invoices or documents proving their origin could be produced\u201d, the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects \u201cemployed highly sophisticated criminal methods\u201d to source diamonds from India and organise their \u201cillegal transport\u201d via Hong Kong into Vietnam, it added.People ride motorbikes past a Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ) store in Hanoi on July 15, 2026. \u2014AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, PNJ said it \u201cacknowledged\u201d the investigation into its former employee but claimed the \u201cmatter involves individual legal liability\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said diamond products certified by its subsidiary are \u201cfully traceable and of guaranteed quality\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shares in PNJ, Vietnam\u2019s largest listed jeweller, were down more than 25 per cent since the first arrests were made in early July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Vietnamese police are investigating an international diamond ring accused of smuggling 28,000 gems worth nearly $11 million, with the country\u2019s largest jeweller caught up in the probe. 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