Customs warns of increasing drug smugglingVietNamNet Bridge – Customs officials in HCM City discovered 40 shipments of various drugs in the first six months of 2018 and seized 54.5kg. Huynh Nam, chief of the bureau’s drug enforcement team, told Nguoi Lao Dong (the Labourer) newspaper that foreign and local drug lords have collaborated to set up drug gangs and transnational crime organisations that are operating in a sophisticated manner. False personal papers have been used to complete customs formalities for such shipments to evade the law if the drugs are discovered by authorities. Last Tuesday (24 July 2018) customs officers at the Tan Cang Cai Mep-Thi Vai Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau found a shipment of 17 containers suspicious and decided to inspect it. The Ba Ria-Vung Tau police said this was the largest ever drug haul in the province.

Source: VietNamNet News July 30, 2018 10:07 UTC