Vietnam - Cambodia Customs cooperate to fight against smuggling

Through five conferences, the two sides have continuously increased information exchange, coordinated border inspection and control, and implemented many practical cooperation activities.

As of September 15, 2025, Vietnam Customs has detected, arrested and handled more than 13,000 violations; prosecuted 15 cases and transferred 93 cases for prosecution. Particularly on the Vietnam - Cambodia border, 156 cases were arrested, 1 case was prosecuted and 9 cases were transferred for prosecution.

Common violations include taking advantage of the legal status of enterprises and organizations to falsely declare and smuggle conditionally imported goods and taking advantage of the transit type to mix and hide goods not allowed to transit, goods that infringe intellectual property rights, and falsify origin to commit smuggling and commercial fraud.

Regarding the fight against drugs, up to the above time, Vietnam Customs has detected and arrested 152 cases/194 subjects, confiscating nearly 2.3 tons of drugs, mainly synthetic drugs. Particularly, the southwestern border with Cambodia has arrested 10 cases and 20 subjects.

The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance professional exchanges between technical contacts. Photo: CHQ

At this conference, the two sides discussed in detail cooperation measures and shared experiences in preventing and combating smuggling and illegal cross-border trade of goods.

The two sides proposed a number of cooperation orientations in the coming time such as: Strengthening coordination in controlling goods with high risk of smuggling in the border areas of the two countries; Updating the list of contact points from central to local levels to promote quick, accurate and effective information exchange between the two sides... According to the Customs Department, the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen professional exchanges between technical points.

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