Video: The 389 National Steering Committees strengthen the fight against smuggling of tobacco and sugar products

VCN - In 2024, HCM city Market Surveillance Department inspected and handled 379 violations of e-commerce, an increase of 392.2%; the value of violated goods was more than VND 8.6 billion, an increase of 1,128.57% compared to the previous year.

VCN - Law enforcement agencies successfully dismantled two major drug trafficking operations, seizing a significant quantity of illicit drugs along with firearms and ammunition.

VCN – The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes (C04) said that the Chinese and Taiwanese (China) suspects colluding to illegally procedure synthetic drugs in Vietnam show high-risk.

VCN - Hiding drugs inside personal shoes, cake boxes, paintings, storage compartments, ashtrays, in the hood and under the gear lever of cars...; mixing fireworks inside cargo containers, cabins, storage compartments, under the hood of vehicles... are the methods and tricks of the smugglers that have been discovered by the Cha Lo Border Gate Customs Branch (Quang Binh Customs Department).

VCN – Development of e-commerce has facilitated people but increased commercial fraud, especially counterfeit goods, goods infringing on intellectual property, goods of unknown origin.

VCN – In 2025 and in the near future, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) will strengthen inspection and control for imports and transportation of products traded via online applications, goods traded on e-commerce platforms and sent via express delivery service, Director of the Anti-smuggling and Investigation Department Vu Quang Toan said.

VCN - Ho Chi Minh City is implementing many solutions to prevent smuggled and counterfeit goods from entering the market at the end of the year.

VCN - The increasing sophistication of violations in e-commerce operations is presenting significant challenges for regulatory agencies, with offenders employing advanced tactics to evade detection.

VCN - The end of the year marks a period of heightened smuggling and trade fraud activities along the Lang Son provincial border. In response, local enforcement agencies have ramped up inspections and controls to detect and prevent tax evasion, counterfeit goods, and smuggling operations.