Lao Bao Customs arrests a suspect illegally transporting gold worth more than VND2.1 billion

	Lao Bao Customs screens 2,622 containers
	Lao Bao Customs makes great efforts to shorten customs clearance time

The suspect and the evidence are arrested at the scene.

According to Quang Tri Customs Department, on June 23, during processing inspection and control procedures for luggage and passengers entering Vietnam from Laos, the Customs Enforcement Team under Lao Bao Border Gate Customs Branch, Quang Tri Customs Department suspected Mr. P.D.H (born in 1965, residing in Trung Dong commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province) for hiding a volume of goods without customs declaration.

Lao Bao Border Gate Customs Branch presided over and coordinated with Lao Bao International Border Gate Border Guard Station, Anti-Drug Enforcement Team, Quang Tri Customs Department, and the Anti-Smuggling and Investigation Department (General Department of Vietnam Customs) to conduct an inspection.

As a result of the inspection, the enforcement authorities detected 9 yellow, oval shaped metal pieces inside a brown cloth bag under his pant.

Mr. P.D.H admitted that the 9 pieces of yellow metal were gold mined by him in Laos.

After conducting appraisal at the Department of Forensic Techniques - Ministry of Public Security and assessing the value of infringing goods, the enforcement forces determined that the 9 pieces of yellow metal were gold metal (Au), with the average amount of gold metal (Au) is 93.9%, total volume is 1167.08 grams, and total value is more than VND2.1 billion.

Based on the investigation results and collected evidence, on July 8, the Director of Lao Bao Border Gate Customs Branch issued Decision to prosecute criminal case No. 224/QD-HQLB for “Illegal transportation of goods across the border” at Lao Bao International Border Gate, Lao Bao town, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, and transferred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department, Huong Hoa District Police for further investigation.