Operation Violet Panama

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1. September 2019
   Operation Violet Panama

   The leasehold owner of the shop trading as Sophia Nails, and her partner, were convicted in that case.

   This fact that Trang Thanh Tran was connected to Sophia Nails was not mentioned in any news report.

   She was the leasehold owner of Sophia Nails when the noises were recorded..
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   This was a case that saw 21 Vietnamese nationals convicted.

   The court heard that the "industrial scale" operation was expected to have netted the leaders of the gang somewhere in the region of £25 million.

   In addition to 15 cannabis factories, the investigation led to the detection of more than 30 further factories and storage facilities across Wales and as far afield as Coventry, all linked to the gang.

Ammanford is a drug manufacturing area.

If the total amounts of drug seizures in the Ammanford area are added up and compared to estimated amounts that the local population can consume, it is apparent that Ammanford is a hub that supplies other areas.

Trang Thanh Tran's address was given as Llanelli in various news reports; if the fact that she worked in Ammanford was added to the known seizures in Ammanford, then the true size of the manufacturing hub might be more apparent.

I have received many messages that seem to have the sole purpose of making me question my own beliefs. I have noticed that some of the messages make errors and seem to indicate what perhaps was the reality of the situation.

In the following comment left on social media, the writer indicates that the drug ring was run from 20 College Street.

I have never stated that the drug ring ran from College Street, but if that was actually true, it would raise several important questions.

Why was she the only one of the people convicted whose photo did not appear in the news reports, and why was she the only person to receive a suspended sentence for her part in fifteen drug factories?

Trang Thanh Tran's partner was Quang Lam.

He was the former leasehold owner of a Vietnamese nail bar named Heaven Nails in Llanelli.

He was sentenced to five years imprisonment for his part in fifteen drug factories.

Trang Thanh Tran later became the director of T's Nails Limited on 4th December 2020.

The filing history shows no transfer of the company shares. The UK Companies Act 2006, condition 1: "an individual is a person of significant control if they hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the shares."

Thi Hai Nhung Nguyen owns 100% of the shares.