Da Nang: Group of employees stole 21 tons of wax

A group of employees of Sinaran Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Da Nang Industrial Park turned off the camera, opened the warehouse and used a forklift to swap the containers, appropriating 21 tons of wax.

These raw materials are used to produce candles, estimated to be worth more than 1.4 billion VND.

On August 17, the Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police arrested 7 people for theft of property.

On July 21, the company discovered many packages of Paraffin wax with their seals broken and reported them to the authorities for investigation.

The ringleaders included Mai Quoc Cuong, Huynh Khanh Duy, Mai Dang Quoc and Do Quang Sang.

This group then dragged Mai Duy Hung, Le Xuan Vinh and Tran Phan Huy Thong into the theft, Danang detective service agency.

The stolen wax was sold to Nguyen Phuc The Hung, the owner of a candle manufacturing facility, for 28,000 VND/kg.

From November 2024 to July 2025, this group appropriated about 18 tons of wax, earning more than 500 million VND.

The police seized 2 tons of wax from Nguyen Van Thong and 728 kg at the candle production facility.

Vietnam detective, Hung was prosecuted for the crime of Receiving property obtained by others through crime.