Trucks loaded with Chinese cabbages to Nghe An for consumption

(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An market management force coordinated with the Environmental Police force, Nghe An Provincial Police discovered a truck carrying 720 kg of cabbage of Chinese origin without valid documents into Vinh city for consumption.

At 4:00 a.m. on November 11, the Mobile Market Management Team discovered a truck with license plate 34C-08686 owned by Mr. Nguyen Van Quan (born in 1982), residing in Thanh Mien Town, Hai Duong, who was also the owner of the goods, stopping to unload goods at Quan Bau intersection, Vinh City.

A quantity of cabbage originating from China, without valid documents, was seized.

Upon inspection, the Mobile Market Management Team discovered that the truck was carrying 720 kg of cabbage without valid documents, originating from China. The owner said he was in the vegetable business, and was transporting the goods from Hai Duong to Nghe An for consumption, with a value of more than 5 million VND.

The violating goods are gathered at the Market Management Agency awaiting handling according to regulations.

After the inspection, the Market Management Agency confiscated all the above-mentioned violating goods and imposed an administrative fine of 4 million VND on the driver. The violating goods will be destroyed by the authorities according to the law.

In just a short time, the Market Management Agency has handled 6 violations of smuggled fruits and vegetables without quarantine papers, with a total fine of more than 100 million VND.

Thus, from June 2016 to now, Nghe An Market Management Department has handled 6 violations of smuggled fruits and vegetables without quarantine documents, with a total fine of more than 100 million VND. Of which, the administrative fine is nearly 38 million VND; Value of destroyed goods: more than 70 million VND. Violating goods: more than 6,000 kg of cabbage, 1,400 kg of Chinese cabbage and 160 kg of carrots.

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