pangolin scales

GDVC’s leaders have a courtesy meeting with CITES Secretary General

10:30 | 06/10/2022 Customs

VCN - At the meeting, Deputy Director Luu Manh Tuong said the prevention and control of goods across border gates, including endangered wild animals and plants in the list of CITES, is a crucial task of Vietnam Customs.

Four criminals jailed for 18 years for trafficking pangolin scales

19:43 | 18/07/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - These criminals were sentenced in line with the provisions of Articles 190 and 191 of the Penal Code 2015 (revised in Penal Code 2017) for illegally trading or transporting pangolin scales.

Smuggling ring trading ivory and pangolin scales worth VND300 billion arrested

16:17 | 30/06/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Nguyen Duc Tai is one of the suspects in the smuggling ring of rhino horn, ivory, pangolin and scales from African countries to Vietnam worth VND300 billion.

Handling of wildlife crimes still not going far enough

09:44 | 13/05/2022 Anti-Smuggling

Mrs. Bui Thi Ha, Deputy Director of ENV said that since 2018, nearly 60 tons of ivory and pangolin scales have been detected and seized at seaports of Vietnam.

Da Nang Customs seizes over 6.6 tons of suspected pangolin scales and ivory

08:56 | 15/01/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – After three days of inspection and examination, the competent forces detected over 456kg suspected ivory and 6.2 tons of suspected pangolin scales listed in the CITES.

Defendants face jail sentence for trafficking pangolin scales

13:31 | 15/06/2021 Anti-Smuggling

VCN- Bui Thi Ha, Deputy Director of Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), said this is the first case relating to African pangolin scales brought to trial in the past five years.

Hai Phong Customs seizes two tonnes of ivory and pagonlin scales originating from Africa

16:19 | 30/12/2019 Anti-Smuggling

A large amount of ivory, pangolin scales originating from Africa hidden in containers of wood was seized by Customs Enforcement Unit (Hai Phong Customs Department).

Tons of pangolin scales hidden in cashew shipment

19:20 | 11/06/2019 Anti-Smuggling

VCN- All three species are included in Appendix I of the List of Wild Fauna and Flora in the Annexes of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Seizing more than 8 tonnes of pangolin scales in Hai Phong

13:47 | 20/05/2019 Anti-Smuggling

A recent seizure of pangolin scales at Hai Phong port is considered the largest seizure of pangolin scales ever in Vietnam

Smuggling drugs and wild animal products takes place on a large scale

08:57 | 29/04/2019 Anti-Smuggling

Arrests have indicated the seriousness of drug crimes, as well as crimes involving wild animals and tobacco, all of which have taken place on a large scale.

Handling 29 criminal cases in customs field

16:31 | 18/04/2019 Customs

In the first quarter, the Customs sector dealt with a total of 4,039 violations, with value of infringing goods estimated at nearly 321 billion VND

"Bogus" enterprises in ivory smuggling in Hai Phong

14:36 | 09/04/2019 Anti-Smuggling

VCN- The importer of containers containing ivory and pangolin scales seized by Hai Phong Customs in January is a "bogus" enterprise, according to the agency.

The ‘feat of arms’ of Hai Phong Customs Department in the beginning of the year

14:37 | 18/02/2019 Anti-Smuggling

In the early days of the year 2019, Hai Phong Customs Department continuously discovering and seizing cases of illegal transportations of large quantities of ivory and pangolin scales.

Hai Phong Customs arrested tons of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales

17:13 | 28/01/2019 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – Competent units conducted an inspection and discovered tons of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales.

Discover 28 elephant tails in a shipment of pangolin scales smuggling in Hai Phong

20:28 | 28/12/2018 Anti-Smuggling

Hai Phong Customs Department and Hai Phong Police is continuing to coordinate for verification and investigation.