Authorities believe that at the end of the year, there are many activities that criminals will take advantage of to commit smuggling, trade in prohibited goods, and trade fraud.
Lao Cai authorities arrested a case of smuggling fireworks across the border. Photo: BN
Managing over 13km of border with a large number of people and vehicles entering and exiting, exchanging goods, the Border Guard Station (BPS) of Ban Lau (Muong Khuong - Lao Cai) always has to arrange patrol and control forces to promptly prevent smuggling activities.
Lieutenant Colonel Vi Van Hung, Deputy Head of Ban Lau Border Guard Station, said: "The working groups must always focus on inspecting and strictly controlling the border against smuggling and trade fraud. At the same time, we must step up propaganda and mobilize people in the highlands not to assist in smuggling and illegal transportation of goods."
Border Guards patrol, strictly control, fight against smuggling and prevent illegal entry and exit across the border. Photo: BN
According to the report of Steering Committee 389 of Lao Cai province, since the beginning of the year, the forces have inspected, detected and arrested 1,335 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.
Mr. Do Du Bac, Director of the Market Management Department of Lao Cai province, said: “In addition to strengthening inspection, control, and strict handling of violations of the law in commercial activities, the Department maintains standing teams, phone numbers of heads, and hotline numbers to receive and handle information from people's calls. Many cases of taking advantage of the scarcity of goods in the market to speculate, hoard goods, and unreasonably increase prices have been promptly detected and strictly handled.”
According to the assessment of the market management agency, from now until the end of the year, the demand for raw materials, gasoline, oil, supplies for production, business, and consumption for the New Year and Lunar New Year 2024 will increase; the prices of some goods will have a large difference between the domestic and foreign markets...
Goods passing through Kim Thanh international border gate, Lao Cai. Photo: BN
Subjects will take advantage of import-export activities and circulation of goods through e-commerce transactions to carry out acts of smuggling, trading in prohibited goods, counterfeit goods, illegal transportation of goods, commercial fraud on goods with high tax rates, large values and conditional import-export goods, and fraud regarding origin.
Besides, the act of hoarding and unreasonably increasing prices of goods and services with many methods and tricks is becoming more and more sophisticated...
“In the last months of the year, consumer demand increased, some key commodities increased in price dramatically... Therefore, the inter-sectoral agencies will inspect and control key sectors, industries, essential commodities, protect the market, rights and legitimate interests of enterprises, business organizations and consumers...”, the Director of the Market Management Department of Lao Cai province shared more.
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