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Smuggling ring imports over 7,300 tons of 'laughing gas' worth $5M into Vietnam

Smuggling ring imports over 7,300 tons of 'laughing gas' worth $5M into Vietnam

Hanoi police have arrested six individuals for smuggling over 7,330 tons of nitrous oxide (N2O), worth US$5 million, generating illicit profits of VND130 billion (US$5.3 million).
$12M smuggling ring of iPhones, iPads busted in HCMC

$12M smuggling ring of iPhones, iPads busted in HCMC

Customs officials take bribes to allow smuggling from China

Customs officials take bribes to allow smuggling from China

Aviation authority requires surprise crew luggage checks amid drug trafficking scandal

Aviation authority requires surprise crew luggage checks amid drug trafficking scandal

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has requested airlines to ramp up regular and surprise luggage checks for crew members before and after flights.
March 28, 2023 | 07:18 pm PT
Task force to combat smuggling by air set up

Task force to combat smuggling by air set up

The Ministry of Finance has established a task force to combat smuggling by air after four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants were found carrying drugs.
March 20, 2023 | 07:42 pm PT
Coast Guard seizes 500kg of ivory smuggled into Vietnam from Nigeria

Coast Guard seizes 500kg of ivory smuggled into Vietnam from Nigeria

Vietnam's Coast Guard and Customs on Friday seized 500 kilograms of ivory in the northern city of Hai Phong after it was smuggled into the country by a local firm.
February 4, 2023 | 05:00 am PT
Three men jailed for smuggling 198 million liters of gasoline worth $109M

Three men jailed for smuggling 198 million liters of gasoline worth $109M

Three people in southern Dong Nai Province were sentenced to prison Thursday for smuggling over 198 million liters of gasoline, worth nearly VND2.6 trillion ($109 million).
December 8, 2022 | 04:37 am PT
Man arrested for smuggling explosive ordnances

Man arrested for smuggling explosive ordnances

Police in the central Quang Nam Province have arrested a local man for trading explosives, detonators, and bullets.
November 24, 2022 | 11:22 pm PT
Authorities find fishing boats smuggling in 177,000 liters of diesel

Authorities find fishing boats smuggling in 177,000 liters of diesel

The Coast Guard and border guards have caught three fishing vessels trying to smuggle in 177,000 liters of diesel in southern Vietnam.
October 27, 2022 | 10:44 pm PT
Police bust gang smuggling in gold from Cambodia

Police bust gang smuggling in gold from Cambodia

Anti-smuggling police have taken down a gang that bought dollars and took them to Cambodia to buy gold, which it then smuggled into Vietnam.
September 29, 2022 | 11:25 pm PT
Coast Guard commanders jailed for taking bribes from fuel smugglers

Coast Guard commanders jailed for taking bribes from fuel smugglers

Two Coast Guard commanders have been sentenced to 15 and 12 years in prison for taking bribes from a gasoline smuggling ring.
July 15, 2022 | 08:15 pm PT
Men arrested for smuggling counterfeit Viagra from China to Vietnam

Men arrested for smuggling counterfeit Viagra from China to Vietnam

Police in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have arrested two men bringing 20,000 pills of fake Viagra into Vietnam for sale.
February 27, 2021 | 03:00 am PT
$129,000 cash seized at Hanoi airport from Moscow passenger

$129,000 cash seized at Hanoi airport from Moscow passenger

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi seized almost $129,000 from a Vietnamese national flying in from Moscow on Friday morning.
November 22, 2019 | 04:03 pm PT
 
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