Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a man accused of repackaging low-quality motor oil into bottles labeled as Castrol, Motul, Honda, and Yamaha for sale on e-commerce platforms Shopee and Lazada.
Nguyen Van Khanh, 32, and four accomplices are under investigation for producing and selling counterfeit goods, police announced on Friday.
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Nguyen Van Khanh holds a fake Castrol motor oil bottle when arrested on June 4, 2025. Photo by police |
Earlier, authorities discovered that Khanh’s group was running a large-scale operation producing fake motor oil. Khanh allegedly led the scheme, renting a house in District 12, where he purchased leftover oil, blended it, and repackaged it into bottles bearing popular brands such as Castrol, Motul, Honda, and Yamaha.
After sealing the products with counterfeit labels and packaging designed to resemble authentic goods, Khanh and his accomplices sold them online through Shopee and Lazada.
Following an investigation, authorities arrested Khanh’s group on Wednesday while they were transporting counterfeit motor oil on Le Thi Anh Street in District 12.
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Thousands of fake motor oil products seized by police in HCMC. Photo by police |
Searches of multiple locations resulted in the seizure of nearly 2,000 bottles of counterfeit oil, packed into 73 cartons, along with production equipment, fake labels, and documents.
Police revealed that since February 2024, the group has sold more than 220,000 counterfeit motor oil products, generating illicit profits amounting to tens of billions of dong (VND10 billion = US$383,820).
Further investigation into the case is ongoing.
Police bust Nguyen Van Khanh’s fake motor oil storage in HCMC and demand him to perform the process of packing a bottle as authentic. Video by police
