VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese games have been penetrating the Vietnamese market through unlicensed Vietnamese businesses dealing with Chinese distributors. Ministry of Public Security in late March discovered many rings that lent a hand to Chinese distributors to smuggle Chinese games into Vietnam. Nguyen Phan Phuc, an inspector, said that appropriate agencies, after a time of tracking down the smuggled games, blacklisted some unlicensed online game providers. And they discovered from an unexpected inspection tour to the businesses that the businesses distributed smuggled games for Lemon Game and Koramgame, two Chinese firms. The inspectors summoned Le Ngoc Anh Tue, who was the director of Afoo Company Ltd from September 2012 to May 2013. The subsequent director of the company was Yang Zhuo, who came from Lemon Game. In fact, Le Ngoc Anh Tue was just a "puppet", while it was Yang Zhuo who himself founded the company, kept the stamps and legal documents relating to Afoo's operations, … [Read more...] about How were Chinese games smuggled into Vietnam?
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Eight tonnes of smuggled wildlife products seized
Investigators of Customs, Border Guard and Police examine a container with smuggled ivory at Da Nang's Tien Sa Port. The investigation agencies found nearly 8 tonnes of ivory, rhino horn and pangolin scales that were disguised as marble, timber and small red beans. These smuggled goods were shipped from Africa and Asia ports to Da Nang. — VNS Photos Cong Thanh DA NANG (VNS) — Nearly eight tonnes of smuggled ivory, rhino horns and pangolin scales were discovered after a two-week investigation, deputy head of the central region's anti-smuggling team Pham Van Thien said today. He told Viet Nam News the investigation was jointly conducted by the investigation agency under the General Department of Customs, the public security ministry's anti-smuggling police, Border Guard Force and the central city's port administration. "We have completed the investigation and examination of the largest amount of wildlife products smuggled via ships at the central city's Tien Sa Port," … [Read more...] about Eight tonnes of smuggled wildlife products seized
More than 88,500 cases of smuggling in first half of 2017
In the first six months of 2017, authorities uncovered 88,560 cases of smuggling, prosecuting 1,100 cases involving 1,372 people. Authorities check intercepted cigarette packs Authorities collected 7.9 trillion VND (347.5 million USD) from administrative fines, selling off confiscated smuggled goods, and tax arrears, 40 percent more than the previous year’s first half.According to National Steering Committee 389, the majority of smuggled goods fall into categories of essential consumer goods, heavily taxed goods, or goods banned for import, such as cocaine, explosives, tobacco, cosmetics, petrol and gas, elephant tusks or rhino horns, among others.Some notable cases include an interception of 7,800 foreign cigarette packs in the southern province of Long An, or confiscation of 26kg rhino horns and 6kg of elephant tusks in Hanoi, and apprehension of 20 ships illegally transporting 3.5 million litres of gas.The information was released last week at a steering committee … [Read more...] about More than 88,500 cases of smuggling in first half of 2017
Tay Ninh: Three people detained for smuggling rhino horn
Police of the southern province of Tay Ninh have recently detained three men for smuggling 10 pieces of rhino horn weighing about five kilograms. Police of the southern province of Tay Ninh have recently detained three men for smuggling 10 pieces of rhino horn weighing about five kilograms. Illustrative image The detained are Nguyen Duc Nam, residing in Ho Chi Minh City, Cao Xuan Vinh and Ho Van Viet, both living in the central Nghe An province. Police stopped their car when it was heading to HCM City from the Moc Bai international border gate on July 23, searched and found the rhino horn. Vinh and Viet said they bought the horn in Cambodia and brought it to Ho Chi Minh City for sale. Nguyen Duc Nam is the driver in the case. The police are making further investigation into the case. VNA … [Read more...] about Tay Ninh: Three people detained for smuggling rhino horn
Illegal logging, smuggling found in protected Central Highlands forest
VietNamNet Bridge – Rangers and police in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai intercepted an illegal logging and timber smuggling operation in a protected forest area at midnight on Sunday. The Nhan Dan (People) newspaper reported that the smuggling was taking place in Ia Chía Commune of Ia Grai District in an area along the Po Ko River, near the border with Cambodia, but well within Viet Nam’s border patrol jurisdiction. Local enforcement officials discovered a group of people transporting timber from the forest to the river’s bank, where another group would tie the logs together into rafts then let them drift down the river to another location in the adjacent Duc Co District where they would be brought onto land and sold. Le Xuan Thanh, 24, a resident of Ia Dom in Duc Co District, originally from Nghe An Province, was the only person apprehended as the poachers escaped into the dense forest on seeing the patrol. Eight lagerstroemia logs were found on … [Read more...] about Illegal logging, smuggling found in protected Central Highlands forest