Nearly 1,700 Covid-19 rapid test kits without documents seized
(Baonghean.vn) - Vinh City Police consecutively discovered 02 cases of transporting Covid-19 rapid test kits, confiscating nearly 1,700 test strips, worth about 115 million VND.
At 10:40 a.m. on March 7, 2022, at the lobby of Tecco C apartment building, Quang Trung street,Block 14, Quang Trung Ward, Vinh City, Vinh City Police Economic Police Team discovered and seized 01 yellow carton containing 698 test strips labeled: COVID-19 Test (SARS-CV-2) ANTIGEN.
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| Authorities inspect a shipment of 698 Covid-19 rapid test kits. Photo: Duc Vu |
These goods were identified as being ordered online by Nguyen Van Cuong (born in 1990), residing in Nghi Phu commune, Vinh city. The police discovered them while they were being sold.
At the time of inspection, Nguyen Van Cuong could not present any invoices or documents proving the origin. He admitted to having purchased the above shipment for more than 45 million VND.
Previously, at 2:30 p.m. on March 6, at the Cua Nam overpass area, Cua Nam ward, Vinh city, Doi Cung ward police (Vinh city) discovered a 5-seat car, driven by Nguyen Duc Tu (born in 1990), residing in Nghi Dien commune, Nghi Loc district, carrying 1,000Covid-19 rapid test.
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1,000 Covid-19 rapid test strips were discovered and confiscated by Doi Cung Ward Police. Photo: Duc Vu |
At the time of inspection, Nguyen Duc Tu could not present any documents related to the above goods. Working with the police, this person explained that on March 1, he bought the above test strips from another person in Ha Tinh province for about 70 million VND.
Currently, the entire 02 shipments (1,698 test strips) have been temporarily detained by the Economic Police Team (Vinh City Police) and records have been prepared for handling according to regulations.
