Driver discovered transporting illegal fireworks through the border gate to Vietnam

At 10:00 a.m. on January 5, 2023, at the inspection and supervision lane for imported goods and entry vehicles at the Nam Can International Border Control Station (Ky Son), the authorities inspected a tractor-trailer truck, license plate 38H-008.73, trailer 38R-002.86, driven by Nguyen Dinh Hanh, born in 1972, residing in Lam Trung Thuy commune, Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh province.

Driver Nguyen Dinh Hanh (middle) with evidence of 05 boxes of firecrackers. Photo: Anh Bach

Through inspection, it was discovered that in the electric trunk of the passenger seat in the tractor cabin there were 05 boxes of 36 foreign-made fireworks.

Through initial investigation, Nguyen Dinh Hanh confessed to buying the above fireworks from an unknown Lao woman for 600,000 Lao Kip, then hiding the fireworks in the electric trunk of the passenger seat in the cabin to bring back to Vietnam for use.

Confiscated exhibits. Photo: Anh Bach

Nam Can International Border Guard Station has completed the initial documents and handed them over to the authorities for handling according to the provisions of law./.