drugs

Transnational drug crime complicated

13:41 | 31/03/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - After the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, on the one hand, smugglers seek a way to consume "inventories". But on the other hand, Vietnam is close to the "Golden Triangle", so it is forecast that the situation of transnational drug crime will con

Cut off the transnational drug crime lines

14:08 | 24/01/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - One of the typical cases is Special Project 522Q co-chaired by the Hanoi Customs Department and the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04, Ministry of Public Security), in collaboration with relevant local police agencies in May 2022.

Hanoi Customs seizes more than 372kg of drugs

09:40 | 22/12/2022 Customs

Facilitating trade and import-export activities and resolutely fighting against violations of customs law have been key policies throughout 2022 of Hanoi Customs Department.

Quang Tri Customs seizes 2 kg of methamphetamine

09:33 | 14/12/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - From January 1 of the year, the Team has handled 11 cases with 21 suspects, seized 179,496 tablets of synthetic drugs and 3 kg of methamphetamine.

Suspects destroy tens of kilograms of drugs at sea

12:09 | 12/12/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - On November 16, residents in Ha Loc village, Nam Tien commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province discovered 20 plastic bags labeled in Chinese, weighing about 1kg containing with white crystals in a sack.

Drugs, firecrackers "hot" on the central border

12:08 | 06/12/2022 Anti-Smuggling

In the last days of the year, the illegal transportation of firecrackers and drugs along the border lines has become more complicated, and the number of cases has increased.

7.8kg of suspected MDMA seized

09:04 | 30/11/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Northern Hanoi Customs Branch under Hanoi Customs Department chaired and worked with Hanoi Police to inspect two air shipments.

HCM City Customs Department seizes about 200kg of drugs

15:40 | 26/11/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Notably, the department detected and promptly prevented about 20 kg of drugs hidden inside coffee packages imported from the US. This is the first time that a large number of drugs was transported from the US to Vietnam.

Ha Tinh Customs promotes effective use of equipment in combating drug related crimes

10:03 | 05/11/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - As a “hot” area for smuggling and illegal drug transportation, drug trafficking from Laos to Vietnam across the border area of Ha Tinh province has taken place complicatedly with sophisticated tricks and methods.

Customs detected and handled notable offences in August

09:18 | 07/09/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - On July 28, HCM City Customs Department fined Que Thanh Co., Ltd., District 6, HCM City for false declaration of HS code, leading to a missing tax amount of cleared goods stated in four customs declarations.

Hai Phong Customs handles 2,280 offenses in 8 months

09:17 | 02/09/2022 Customs

VCN - According to the city department, the number of arrests has showed the complicated development of smuggling, trade fraud and illegal transportation of goods across the border gates.

Over 18,000 drug-related crimes in eight months

20:53 | 31/08/2022 Anti-Smuggling

According to the latest information from the Ministry of Public Security, there were 3,577 social order related crimes nationwide in August (July 15 to August 14).

HCMC Customs discovers many new sophisticated tricks to hide drugs

09:59 | 16/08/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Many new tricks to hide drugs in shipments, especially exports, have been discovered and prevented by the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department (HCMC Customs Department).

French Customs Seize 582 Kilos Of Cocaine In Container From Martinique

19:47 | 15/08/2022 World Customs

French Customs Officers at the port of Marseille have seized 528 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of 37 million Euros in a moving container from Martinique.

Preventing drugs in Quang Tri Border Gate

10:26 | 30/07/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The local customs department has coordinated with other law enforcement forces to bust many drug-use places in the area.