Ho Chi Minh City busts restaurant moonlighting as foreigner brothel

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have detained seven suspects in their raid on a Chinese-owned restaurant caught offering prostitution brokerage mainly to foreigners. A police officer reads an arrest warrant to Zhang Lei (L), the Chinese owner of Fortune Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, December 17, 2023. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City PoliceFrom the testimonies of the detainees, police officers continued raiding some hotels in the district and caught five Fortune attendants providing sex services for the restaurant’s guests. The amount of illegal money seized from Fortune Restaurant in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, December 17, 2023. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City PoliceFollowing negotiations, they escorted their guests to hotel rooms, charging VND5 million (US$206) for a single sex session and VND12 million ($494) for an overnight session.