According to the General Department of Customs, smuggling, trade fraud, and illegal transportation of goods across borders are on the rise and becoming more complicated.

In November 2024 alone, the entire Customs sector detected, arrested and handled 1,666 cases of violations, with an estimated value of infringing goods of VND 2,987 billion; transferred 16 cases to other agencies for prosecution; the amount collected and paid to the state budget was VND 155.9 billion.

In the first 11 months of 2024, the Customs sector detected, arrested and handled 16,390 cases of violations of Customs laws, with an estimated value of infringing goods of VND 29,273 billion. The Customs agency prosecuted 24 cases and transferred 157 cases to other agencies for prosecution. The amount collected and paid to the state budget was VND 901.58 billion.

The General Department of Customs added that illegal trading and transportation of firecrackers and white sugar continues in the central provinces and the Vietnam-Laos border. Meanwhile, in the Vietnam-China and Vietnam-Cambodia border areas, trading and transportation of goods without invoices and documents is still complicated, especially for frozen food, consumer goods, cigarettes and tobacco leaves.

Meanwhile, the illegal transportation of goods, currency, and gold shows signs of increasing at the southwestern border (border gates in An Giang province).

Regarding the fight against drugs, the General Department of Customs said that in the first 11 months of 2024, the Customs sector presided over and coordinated with the Police and Border Guard forces to detect and arrest 275 cases/328 subjects; of which the Customs agency presided over 105 cases. Seized 2.08 tons of drugs of all kinds./.