More than 13 kg of marijuana in candy sent from the US by air
Dozens of vacuum-packed packages of marijuana hidden in candy, shampoo... sent to Tan Son Nhat airport were discovered.
On June 29, the Customs Branch at Tan Son Nhat International Airport discovered suspicious signs in a shipment of food and personal belongings shipped from California (USA) to a man residing in Hoang Mai District (Hanoi).
In the food boxes, authorities found 20 vacuum-sealed nylon packages containing marijuana, weighing 4 kg.
Similarly, a few days ago the unit also discovered3 kg of marijuanain lotcandy, clothes, shampoo, shoes... are giftsgiveNon-commercial from the US to the recipient in Vinh Phuc.Or another package containing more than 5 kg of drugs, the recipient stated on the bill of lading is from Ninh Thuan province.
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Marijuana hidden in candy, shampoo... sent to Vietnam. Photo:Tan Son Nhat Customs. |
According to the leader of the Customs Branch of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, recentlycrime linesShipping redirectiondrugby air fromCanada, USAto Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces. The unit has established a project,collect information, monitor key routes.
Through pData analysis, authorities understand the operating rules of these lines. Due to kStrict control, from the beginning of the year, the Customs Branch of the gateTan Son Nhat International Airport discovered 23 shipments containing a total ofnearly 40 kg of marijuana.
In addition, authorities also continuously discovered more than 12 kg of ecstasy (MDMA) in gift parcels sent to Vietnam from European countries.