Seize a shipment of smuggled camera via aviation
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The shipment of camera was seized by Customs force. Photo: Lê Thu |
According to the Customs Enforcement Team, the team received information that Mr. N.T.V (Tan Binh District, HCM City) would enter HCMC from Hong Kong with signs of smuggling. Therefore, the team issued a coordination document No. 14/PHCT-KSHQ and sent to Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Branch in order to conduct physical inspection of that luggage.
As forecast, in the evening of 11th March 2017, N.T.V arrived HCMC on the flight CX799 from Hong Kong. After the plane landed, the Customs Enforcement Team and Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Branch arranged the force to monitor and inspect a subject from the apron area.
Although carrying 6 pieces of luggage, when entering the area of Customs procedures, the subject did not declare about carrying any luggage. Immediately, the Working Team deployed the task to inspect that subject.
All cameras were Canon brand. Photo: Lê Thu |
As a result of the inspection, inside 6 pieces of luggage, there was 61 camera bodies, 75 camera lenses, 61 camera boxes (all new 100%) without Customs declaration and Customs dossiers in accordance with the Customs legislation applicable to passengers on entry.
Based on the original investigation, N.T.V was born on 18th November 1971, nationality is Vietnamese, lived in Tan Binh District - Ho Chi Minh City.
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According to the Customs Enforcement Team, the arrest of the camera smuggler mentioned above was the result of a specialized project set up by the unit in February of 2017. At that time, through information, the Customs Enforcement Team established the Secret Section of the fight against smuggling and trade fraud for key passengers via the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
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