VOV.VN - Vietnamese customs and police forces have recently dismantled a drug trafficking ring smuggling narcotics from Thailand and Laos into Vietnam, seizing a large quantity of drugs.

VOV.VN - Customs officers at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on June 25 uncovered nearly 2kg of yellow metal, suspected to be gold, hidden inside camera lenses packed in the luggage of a passenger from Taiwan (China) to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The fight against smuggling, trade fraud, the production and sale of counterfeit and imitation goods, and intellectual property violations is a key, long-term, and ongoing task that must be carried out relentlessly and without exceptions, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 23 chaired a national teleconference to review the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property rights infringement in the first half of 2025 and conclude the peak combat campaign.

VOV.VN - Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, have uncovered a major case of illegal foreign currency transport, seizing 690 Japanese yen banknotes with a denomination of JPY10,000 each.

VOV.VN - Market surveillance teams nationwide carried out 3,891 inspections between May 15 and June 15, detecting 3,114 violations related to smuggling and counterfeit goods. The campaign resulted in more than VND63 billion in fines.

Amid a surge in counterfeit and smuggled goods, efforts by law enforcement forces are crucial, but businesses themselves must also proactively protect their brands and forge strong connections with consumers.

VOV.VN - Customs authorities have uncovered and handled a total of 6,453 smuggling cases during the first five months of the year, with the estimated value of seized goods reaching VND11.2 trillion, according to the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just issued another official dispatch requesting continued efforts to intensify the peak crackdown campaign to combat and repel smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and infringements on intellectual property rights.

Authorities launched legal proceedings on 36 cases involving 119 individuals for offenses such as smuggling, trade fraud, production and sale of counterfeit goods, and false advertising across 24 localities from May 15 to June 3.