Customs authorities seized more than 3 tonnes of drugs of all kinds, with 365 suspects involved, from December 16, 2022 to February 15, 2024, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance to National Assembly deputies.
Hanoi (VNA) – Customs authorities seized more than 3 tonnes of drugsof all kinds, with 365 suspects involved, from December 16, 2022 to February15, 2024, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance to NationalAssembly deputies.
In the period, they detected,arrested and handled 18,468 cases of customs law violations, with contrabands valuingat an estimation of 15.7 trillion VND (635.5 million USD). The GeneralDepartment of Vietnam Customs launched legal proceedings against 43 cases, andhanded over to other agencies 204 cases. The amount of money collected was 588 billion VND.
Notably, from December 16, 2023 to February15, 2024, 2,475 violation cases with contrabands worth 3.29 trillion VND weredetected.
Customs officials also seized 11.35 kg ofmarijuana, 17.8 kg of heroin, 43 kg of ketamine, 900 ketamine tablets, and145.89 kg of synthetic drugs and many other drugs.
According to the Ministry of Finance,recently, on the Vietnam - China border, smuggling activities and illegaltransportation of goods have decreased significantly, with no new hot spots uncovered.On the contrary, on the Vietnam – Laos, and Vietnam - Cambodia borders, those activities involving firecrackers, wild animalsand plants, cigarettes and sugar still develop complicatedly, mainly in NgheAn, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, LongAn, Dong Thap, An Giang, and Kien Giang provinces./.
The People’s Court of the northwestern province of Son La handed out 10 death penalties and one life sentence to members of a drug trafficking ring during trials from June 1-5.
Operation Mekong Dragon V (OMD V), a programme cracking down on drugs and wildlife trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region, was deployed from April 15 to November 16, 2023. Some 25 customs and law enforcement agencies and international organisations participated in the scheme, resulting in the seizure of 1,715 drugs and wildlife trafficking cases.
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