Customs seizes 20 drug-related offences
Lao Cai Customs handled 152 customs offences | |
Customs detected and handled notable offences in August |
Drugs are hidden inside toothpaste tubes to transport from Europe to Vietnam |
The General Department of Vietnam Customs, the transportation of drugs via airway has tended to surge in the number of cases and volume of infringing goods.
Smugglers have used many methods and tricks to transport drugs, such as concealing drugs as normal checked baggage and goods and carrying goods as personal effects.
The trafficking and illegal transportation of synthetic drugs via air tend to increase at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi), especially flights from the United States and countries of the Union Europe.
In the first quarter, the Customs sector presided over and coordinated with the Police and Border Guard forces to detect and arrest 38 cases with 55 suspects. Notably, the Customs authority há arrested 20 cases.
The seized infringing goods included 30.4 kg of heroin; 4.5 kg of cannabis; 72.7 kg of ketamine; 11kg of cocaine; 11.3 kg of methamphetamine; 221.8 kg of MDMA (ecstasy); 3.1 kg and 7,500 tablets of other drugs.
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