According to Ha Tinh Police in central Vietnam, the ring operated under a strictly hierarchical model, consisting of one primary partner and over 1,000 first- and second-tier agents nationwide.
The figure is equal to other countries in Asia (Japan 99 per cent, South Korea 100 per cent, China 73.37 per cent, Malaysia 98.13 per cent, the Philippines 93.62 per cent and Thailand 88 per cent).