According to the General Department of Customs, in October, the situation of illegal transportation of goods, currency, and gold across the border showed signs of increasing on the air route...
Information from General Department of Customs According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the total value of import and export of goods in October 2024 reached 69.19 billion USD, an increase of 5.1% (equivalent to an increase of 3.35 billion USD) compared to the previous month. Of which, the export value reached 35.59 billion USD, an increase of 4.4% (equivalent to an increase of 1.51 billion USD) and the import value reached 33.60 billion USD, an increase of 5.8% (equivalent to an increase of 1.84 billion USD). Vietnam's trade balance of goods in October 2024 had a surplus of 1.99 billion USD...
About work Anti-smuggling, trade fraud, according to the assessment of the Customs sector, the situation of illegal transportation of goods, currency, gold across the border has shown signs of increasing on the aviation route (during the period, there were 02 cases of passengers entering and exiting the country transporting 6kg of gold across the border at Noi Bai International Airport). The illegal buying and selling and transporting of firecrackers and white sugar continues in the Central provinces and the Vietnam - Laos border. In the areas bordering Vietnam - China, Vietnam - Cambodia, the buying and selling and transporting of goods without invoices or documents proving their origin is still complicated, especially for food, cigarettes, and tobacco leaves.
Cases with signs of criminality decreased compared to the same period in 2023, but there was a phenomenon of using a registered company's legal entity to intentionally commit fraud (forging information of the legal representative, the company not operating at the registered address, illegally using digital signatures, bank accounts) to carry out illegal import procedures for chemicals that are restricted business items, subject to special control according to the provisions of law...
The situation of smuggling, trade fraud, and illegal transportation of goods across the border continued to be complicated in the month, increasing by 43.4% in the number of cases, 279.3% in the value of violated goods, and 74.2% in administrative violations compared to the same period in 2023. Of which, the number of violations on the sea route accounted for nearly 50% of the cases detected, arrested, and handled, up 61.3% over the same period in 2023.
The situation of criminal activities of illegal trading and transportation of drugs and precursors across the border is still very complicated on air routes, express delivery routes, and border gates by land and sea, especially emerging on air routes and sea routes.
In the face of the above situation, as an advisory body, assisting the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee 389, the Steering Committee 389 of the Ministry of Finance, the General Department of Customs has issued a document directing and warning the entire industry to strengthen the fight against smuggling and trade fraud such as: Strengthening the fight against and preventing imported lobster seeds; Preventing and combating illegal transportation of pigs across the southwestern border into Vietnam. Summarizing the Plan to control drugs and import and export of drug precursors of the industry in 2024. Deploying the ANNEX campaign on drug control on express delivery routes within the framework of the CECWG activities chaired and coordinated by the Vietnam Customs with the participation of 09 ASEAN countries.
In October 2024, the entire Customs sector detected, arrested and handled 1,775 cases of violations of Customs laws, with an estimated value of infringing goods of VND 2,529 billion. The Customs agency prosecuted 03 cases and transferred 13 cases to other agencies for prosecution. The amount collected and paid to the state budget was VND 223.1 billion.
In the first 10 months of 2024, the Customs sector detected, arrested and handled 14,724 cases of violations of Customs laws, with an estimated value of infringing goods of VND 26,286 billion. The Customs agency prosecuted 24 cases and transferred 141 cases to other agencies for prosecution. The amount collected for the State budget was VND 745.68 billion.
Regarding the results of the fight against drugs, in October 2024, the Customs sector presided over and coordinated with the Police and Border Guard forces to detect and arrest 15 cases/16 subjects, of which the Customs agency presided over 11 cases. The seized exhibits included 85.82 kg of various drugs: 11.24 kg of marijuana; 14.37 kg of heroin; 9.83 grams of cocaine; 4.86 kg of ketamine; 55.34 kg and 3,200 synthetic drug pills; 2.31 grams of other drugs; 2,000 packages of happy water; 20 bags of methamphetamine.
Over the past 10 months of 2024, the Customs sector has presided over and coordinated with the Police and Border Guard forces to detect and arrest: 260 cases/312 subjects, of which the Customs agency presided over 98 cases. The seized exhibits include approximately: 1.73 tons of various drugs: 160 grams of opium; 248.61 kg of marijuana; 87.76 kg of heroin; 467.99 grams of cocaine; 147.92 kg and 900 ketamine pills; 861 kg and 3,206 synthetic drug pills; 381.9 kg of other drugs...
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