Wrapping phones around the body with tape for smuggling
On June 8, the Customs Department announced that two cases of illegal transportation of used phones through Noi Bai International Airport were promptly detected and seized by the Customs force.
Implementing the direction of the leaders of the Customs Department and the leaders of the Customs Branch of Region I on strengthening the workanti-smuggling, illegally transporting goods across the border, Noi Bai International Airport Customs has deployed professional measures: Collecting risk management information for key passengers, key flights, exchanging information with airlines about passengers departing from countries and territories with risks of prohibited goods such as: Hong Kong, Africa, South America, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands..., strengthening inspection, screening and checking of people.
At around 11:10 a.m. on May 28, through professional measures, risk control, along with analyzing luggage screening images at exit gate A1 (Customs gate No. 2) and physical inspection, Noi Bai International Airport Customs took the lead and discovered that a passenger entering the country on flight number C1/91 from Taipei (Taiwan, China) to Noi Bai International Airport was carrying 48 used Iphone smartphones in his carry-on suitcase, without declaring to customs when entering Vietnam. The Customs agency handled the case according to regulations.
Previously, on April 10, Noi Bai International Airport Customs presided over and arrested a passenger, Mac Tuan Anh, on flight number 7C2201 from Incheon - South Korea to Noi Bai International Airport.
Because the passenger traveled frequently in a short period of time, was suspected of being at high risk, and through luggage screening and metal detector checks, authorities discovered that passenger Mac Tuan Anh was carrying 64 cell phones wrapped around his body with tape to deceive authorities.
The Customs Department has issued a Decision to initiate a criminal case on the crime of "Illegal transportation of goods and currency across the border" and handed over the subject and all evidence to the police for further handling according to regulations.
This is a wake-up call for those who take advantage of the air route to commit illegal acts, and at the same time, affirms the determination of the customs force in the uncompromising fight against violations of the law.
