Vietnam and China Customs Hold Anti-Smuggling Conference
Vietnam Customs and China Customs held a conference Dec. 28 to discuss deepening ties on anti-smuggling enforcement, particularly for wild animals and plants, drugs and prohibited goods, the state-run CustomsNews said Dec. 29. The Operation Mekong Dragon 3 initiative, for…
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example, jointly deployed by Vietnam and China customs authorities "in the entire Asia-Pacific region" saw "more than 800 cases of drug and wildlife trafficking that have been dealt with by member Customs authorities," Nguyen Hung Anh, director general of Vietnam Customs, said. "As a result, the anti-smuggling unit of Vietnam Customs, China Customs, and Thai Customs jointly received the Asia Environmental Control Award." The two sides exchanged "valuable information" on how to promptly detect smuggling and enforce anti-smuggling action, the report said.