Gun barrels and a riflescope Hanoi seized from packages from the US and the UK. Photo provided by Hanoi CustomsCustoms officers in Hanoi are investigating the smuggling of gun parts from the UK and US after seizing a number of barrels the past month. Around a month ago, a UK gift package to a recipient in Cao Bang was also found to contain 13 barrels. The officers and Hanoi Post Office on Wednesday found two gun barrels and a rifle scope in two parcels to be delivered to a person in Cao Bang Province in northern Vietnam. Vietnam does not allow gun ownership by regular citizens, and yet there have been regular attempts to smuggle in the weapon from overseas

Source: Thanhnien News July 24, 2016 05:26 UTC