Vietnamese man arrested for defrauding police officers in 16 provinces
Vietnam News 09:36 07/11/2025Police in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam have arrested a man accused of impersonating a criminal informant to swindle nearly VND196 million (US$7,450) from police officers across 16 provinces and cities.
S.Korean director faces prosecution for allegedly smuggling 250 rubber boots, 405,000 ESSE cigarette packs
Vietnam News 16:51 21/10/2025Police in Ho Chi Minh City have concluded an investigation and recommended the prosecution of four Vietnamese nationals and one South Korean national for allegedly smuggling 250 rubber boots and 405,000 packs of ESSE-branded cigarettes, with a total value of VND10.4 billion (US$394,981).
Chinese man pleads guilty in US to smuggling protected turtles
World 11:36 12/08/2025A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong.
Vietnam customs dept. reports surge in counterfeit goods, smuggling cases
Vietnam News 10:11 10/08/2025The Department of Vietnam Customs said that counterfeit goods, smuggling, and illegal cross-border transportation of goods remained complicated in July and the first seven months of 2025.
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
