trafficking

Ho Chi Minh City Customs stops many drug trafficking gangs via air

16:20 | 20/09/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Not only promptly preventing illegal drug trafficking through border gates, Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department also coordinated with other authorities to expand the investigation and arrest many criminals involved in drug trafficking rings.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs: Preventing many sophisticated drug trafficking cases

09:45 | 13/09/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Since the beginning of 2024, Tan Son Nhat International Airport Customs Branch has prevented many cases of sophisticated drug trafficking in timely fashion, seizing nearly 20 kg of various drugs.

Cao Bang Customs arrests a man for trafficking of 2 packages of heroin

14:12 | 24/07/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - From a specialized project led and established by the Customs Enforcement Team (Cao Bang Customs Department), the authorities arrested Ma Ich Lam for illegal trading of drugs, and the confiscated evidence was 2 bricks of heroin.

Fighting against smuggling and illegal trading of gold

16:07 | 15/05/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The Ministry of Finance has issued a telegram requesting the General Department of Customs and the General Department of Taxation to strengthen management and supervision measures to prevent smuggling and illegal g trading of gold.

Improving effectiveness of anti-drug, precursor control

15:37 | 22/02/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Drug crimes are still complicated, requiring the Customs, especially the anti-drug team, to always uphold the spirit of vigilance and drastically deploy professional measures to promptly fight, detect, seize and handle violations.

Busting a special case, seizing 6 packages of heroin and 1,200 drug pills

10:59 | 10/01/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The Drug Enforcement Team (Dien Bien Customs Department) has just coordinated with other forces to arrest a person carrying six packages of and 12,000 synthetic drug pills.

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

Strictly handle cases of trafficking pigs across border gate to Vietnam

10:07 | 05/08/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Set up working groups to inspect and strengthen the control and prevention of the illegal transportation and trade of pigs into Vietnam.

Lao Cai Customs seizes 6,000 drug pills

16:41 | 10/07/2023 Import-Export

VCN - The Customs Enforcement Team (Lao Cai Customs Department) has just coordinated with other forces in the area to seize a drug trafficking.

Drug trafficking ring busted

09:45 | 16/06/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Currently, the Drug-related crime investigation police division has issued a decision to arrest the three suspects and will continue to investigate the case.

Intercept drugs transported through the air

09:07 | 14/05/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The amount of illegally transported drugs seized through Noi Bai International Airport in the first four months of 2023 is almost the same as in 2021 and 2022. Hanoi Customs has been working closely with the Police to dismantle transnational drug tr

Việt Nam rebukes US report on human trafficking as inaccurate: Foreign ministry

15:44 | 21/07/2022 Headlines

The spokesperson for the foreign ministry issued a statement on Thursday in response to the US report earlier released this week which downgrades Việt Nam to tier 3, the lowest in the three-tier ranking

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.

Customs launches anti-drug program in 2022

16:25 | 30/03/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN – The customs sector has mobilized all resources to implement operations in two fields: fighting drug trafficking and controlling legal drug-related activities.

Customs launches operation against trafficking of arms

15:27 | 19/01/2022 Customs

VCN – The General Department of Vietnam Customs has requested the Anti-Smuggling and Investigation Department and Customs Departments of Hanoi, HCM City, Hai Phong and Da Nang to implement tasks related to the operation against the trafficking of small ar