7 tons of sausages, 2.6 tons of unfertilized eggs, and 750 kg of pork belly of unknown origin were discovered at Lao Cai International Border Gate on the evening of 16/8.
Doan Manh Phong and his accomplices were sentenced for smuggling 17,000 phones and laptops worth 30 billion VND from Hong Kong to Nhat Cuong Company, earning 8 billion VND in commission.
The court has assessed the investigation into smuggling and bribery involving 14 customs officials as incomplete, urging further clarification of bribery allegations against numerous individuals.
14 individuals are accused of accepting bribes and exploiting their positions to facilitate fraudulent declarations and the illegal export of over 13,000 containers of timber.
Suspects imported an estimated 40 billion VND worth of e-cigarettes from China, transported them to Hanoi by truck, stored them in secret locations, and then distributed them.
The Ministry of Public Security is working with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and VNPT to develop a system for tracing product origins, expected to be piloted later this year, according to Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Long.
