
Ho Chi Minh City police dismantle major counterfeit perfume trafficking ring
Ho Chi Minh City 10:51 22/06/2025Police in Ho Chi Minh City Police have just busted a ring implicated in the trading of nearly 10,000 counterfeit perfume bottles of famous brands, such as Chanel, Bvlgari, and YSL, smuggled from China, with an estimated value of over VND10 billion (US$382,789), the police reported on Saturday.

Vietnam’s An Giang uncovers 102 smuggling, trade fraud cases in 1-month crackdown
Economy 16:43 21/06/2025Authorities in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam detected 102 violations during a 30-day anti-smuggling campaign, resulting in 57 cases being prosecuted and over VND642 million (US$24,400) collected for the state budget.

Nearly 4 tonnes of contaminated frozen meat smuggled from abroad discovered in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:31 05/06/2025Authorities in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam have uncovered nearly four metric tons of contaminated frozen meat products, including pork, chicken, and buffalo, illegally imported from abroad and stored in a cold warehouse awaiting distribution to the market.

Hanoi uncovers passenger from Hong Kong hiding 3kg of gold bars
Vietnam News 08:25 05/10/2024The case was subsequently handed over to the Department of Public Security for further investigation

Former anti-smuggling officers indicted for $8.7mn smuggling operation in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 16:44 22/11/2022Some 1,287 containers of goods worth VND217 billion (US$8.7 million) were imported during the illegal operation

94 iguanas, turtles smuggled from Cambodia into Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:31 27/07/2022The suspects ran away as soon as they spotted the authorities

Vietnamese man arrested for setting up shell companies to smuggle wildlife parts from Africa
Vietnam News 10:49 23/06/2022The shell companies smuggled a large volume of wildlife parts from Africa to Da Nang

Anti-smuggling officer nabbed for smuggling in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 16:28 03/06/2021He organized the establishment of many companies for his accessories to smuggle electronic goods

Border guards intercept Vietnamese border jumpers from Laos
Vietnam News 17:13 10/05/2021The group admitted that they were part of a herbal medicine smuggling racket

Chinese-packaged strawberries found smuggled to Vietnam’s Da Lat by air
Economy 19:35 27/04/2021This is not the first time such a case has been uncovered

Provincial head of Vietnam’s Petrolimex subsidiary arrested following fuel smuggling allegations
Vietnam News 14:04 16/04/2021Luong Dinh Tien, general director of Petrolimex Long An, was escorted from its main office by police

Criminal prevention official booked as contraband found at home in southern Vietnamese province
Vietnam News 15:31 16/03/2021The official said he had been away when the goods were moved into his house