Operation Mekong Dragon

Deploying Operation Mekong Dragon VI, Vietnam Customs joins hands to prevent drugs

10:50 | 12/06/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Vietnam Customs and member countries have launched Operation Mekong Dragon VI with many specific programs in cooperation to fight against smuggling and illegal transportation of narcotics, wild flora and fauna.

Vietnam Customs with outstanding results in ASEAN cooperation

14:16 | 19/04/2024 Customs

Vietnam Customs is always an active member in implementing regional customs cooperation initiative programs regarding international cooperation on customs within the ASEAN community.

Proposal to deploy phase 6 of Mekong Dragon Campaign

13:54 | 25/11/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Within the framework of the Conference summarizing Mekong Dragon Campaign phase 5 (taking place in Hanoi on November 21-22), Vietnam Customs and China Customs (the two co-initiative countries) requested members to continue deploying phase 6 of the C

Lao Cai Customs cracks down on 3 drug cases under Operation Mekong Dragon

13:38 | 19/11/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Implementing Operation Mekong Dragon, Lao Cai Customs Department cracked down on three drug cases.

Vietnam Customs attends briefing of Operation Mekong Dragon Campaign V

09:20 | 18/04/2023 Customs

VCN - The briefing of Operation Mekong Dragon V took place from April 11 to 13, 2023, in Shanghai (China) with the participation of more than 60 delegates from Customs and police agencies of member countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region, RI

Some African countries participate in Operation Mekong Dragon

09:24 | 15/04/2023 Customs

VCN - To successfully implement the operation, the leaders of the General Department of Vietnam Customs directed the local customs departments to perform well, such as raising awareness and assigning tasks to the branches.

Nearly 2,800 cases of drugs and wildlife seized in Operation Mekong Dragon

15:41 | 26/11/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Through Operation Mekong Dragon, Customs administrations of member countries and territories have seized 2,798 drug and wildlife violation cases.

Customs’ Operation Mekong Dragon initiative included in Vietnam-China joint statement

14:26 | 03/11/2022 Customs

VCN - On Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to China from October 31 - November 1, Vietnam and China issued a joint statement on continuing to promote and deepen the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

22 Customs administrations in Asia-Pacific continue to carry out Operation Mekong Dragon

20:05 | 05/04/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – Under the coordination of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia and the Pacific (RILO AP), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Customs administrations in 22 countries and territories in Asia - Pacific cooperate in fight

Over 1,000 drug-related violations handled in Operation Mekong Dragon

09:27 | 03/04/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN- Currently, Operation Mekong Dragon has gone through three main phases and one expanded phase.

Operation Mekong Dragon: effective initiative in fight against drug crime and illegal transportation of wild flora and fauna

14:22 | 18/11/2020 Anti-Smuggling

VCN- In Vietnam, from the beginning of 2020 to now, Vietnam Customs has chaired and coordinated with competent forces to arrest 129 cases with 162 suspects, and seize more than 800kg and nearly 400,000 drug tablets.

Vietnam Customs participated in the Asia-Pacific Regional Intelligence Conference

10:11 | 19/11/2019 Customs

VCN- The 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Intelligence Conference took place from 13-15 November in Chiang Mai, Thailand.