Customs sector names prominent counterfeit goods smuggling cases in the Central region

(Dan Tri) - The customs sector has recently taken action to uncover a series of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods cases across the Central region.

The customs sector is implementing a peak month of fighting against smuggling and illegal cross-border transportation of counterfeit, fake, poor-quality goods and goods of unknown origin that affect consumers' health and public health according to the Prime Minister 's urgent dispatch No. 65 dated May 15 and Directive No. 13 dated May 17.

In just one month, from May 19 to June 15, the Anti-smuggling Investigation Department - Customs Department has resolutely deployed to strengthen the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods throughout the Central region.

The Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department has synchronously applied professional customs control measures; strengthened data analysis on key goods to screen key enterprises for strict control.

At the same time, this unit coordinates with a number of Customs Sub-Departments in the Central region and functional agencies such as the Police, Border Guard, Coast Guard, and Market Management to grasp, exchange information, verify the origin of goods, promptly detect, prevent, and handle violations.

As a result, the Anti-smuggling Investigation Department (with the core being the Anti-smuggling Control Team No. 2 - Team 2) discovered, arrested, and handled 9 cases, including 2 cases of presiding over arrests; 7 cases of initial information transfer and coordination.

Typically, on May 26, at coordinates 11052'20''N, 109012'03''E in the sea area of ​​Khanh Hoa province, Team 2 - Anti-smuggling Investigation Department presided over, coordinated with Border Guard Squadron 48 and Customs Control Team - Customs Department of Region XIII to inspect wooden ship numbered KH-0757 operated by Mr. Nguyen Duc Dung (born in 1986) with suspicious signs.

Upon inspection, it was discovered that the wooden ship KH-0757 was transporting about 20,000 liters of liquid suspected to be DO oil without invoices or documents proving its legality. The value of the illegal shipment was estimated at about 348 million VND.

About 20,000 liters of liquid suspected to be DO oil without invoices or documents were discovered (Photo: Customs Department).

Or on May 28, at coordinates 11017'N, 109002'E in the sea area of ​​Ninh Thuan province, Team 2 - Anti-smuggling Investigation Department presided over, coordinated with the Crime Prevention Department - Coast Guard Region 3 Command to inspect the ship with license plate TH-91658-TS operated by Mr. Huynh Thanh Phong (born in 1978) with suspicious signs.

Upon inspection, it was discovered that the ship with license plate TH-91658-TS was transporting approximately 75,000 liters of liquid suspected to be DO oil without invoices or documents proving its legality. The value of the illegal shipment is estimated at approximately VND1.3 billion.

On June 10, Team 2 - Anti-smuggling Investigation Department coordinated with Da Nang Industrial Park Customs to inspect 2 postal items at the Central Transportation and Logistics Center - Postal Transportation and Logistics Company.

The results of the investigation found a postal item number LZ220990622CN (sent from China to Vietnam) containing a cardboard globe with information about Vietnam's sea areas as the South China Sea; a postal item number CM242668003US (sent from the US to Vietnam) containing two books with many obscene images.

Books with obscene images were seized (Photo: Customs Department).

From May 19 to June 15, Team 2 - Anti-smuggling Investigation Department proactively collected information, grasped the local situation, organized forces; coordinated with the Information Collection and Processing Department and Online Monitoring and Cha Lo International Border Gate Customs - Region IX Customs Branch continuously inspected and seized 6 transit shipments from China to Laos through Cha Lo International Border Gate; Violating goods included 19,309 products of various types, worth 4,188 billion VND.

Products include mobile phones, clothes, computer screens, glasses, tablet screens, phone cases, truck lights, LCD screens, computer speakers, electrocardiogram machines, headphones, phone charging cables, multi-function fans, mini portable speakers, decorative ceiling lights, men's belts, JBL speaker watches, PRADA handbags (Milano)...

Of these, 2 lots contained 130 Prada (Milano) handbags and 120 JBL speakers with signs of counterfeiting (with Prada and JBL trademarks attached). In addition, 3,369 products, worth about 2.8 billion VND, were undeclared consumer goods, hidden among the containers.

Customs is still examining the next shipments.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/nganh-hai-quan-diem-danh-cac-vu-buon-lau-hang-gia-noi-com-tai-mien-trung-20250619160146743.htm