Cambodian gets six years in jail for smuggling gold into Vietnam
The People’s Court of southern An Giang province on March 30 sentenced a 51-year-old Cambodian to six years in jail for illegally transporting 18 kilograms of gold from Cambodia to Vietnam.
An Giang (VNA) – The People’s Courtof southern An Giang province on March 30 sentenced 51 – year – old Cambodian,Rim Ri Linh, to six years in jail for illegally transporting 18 kilograms ofgold from Cambodia to Vietnam.
Rim Ri Linh, a former major and deputy chief ofthe border security office in Phnom Den,Cambodia, was spotted by the customs officers at the Tinh Bien border gate inAn Giang on November 25, 2016 when he was driving his car from Cambodia toVietnam and did not stop to clear immigration procedures.
The customs officers discovered 18 kilograms ofgold, worth about 15.6 billion VND (658,152 USD) at that time on the car.
According to Linh’s statement, he had acceptedthe offer of a Cambodian man named Ti to transport the gold to a Vietnamesewoman in Nha Bang town.-VNA
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Rim Ri Linh (Photo: VNA) 
