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Relevant agencies urged to take tougher measures to curb smuggling
Thu Minh 11:49, 2015/12/14
KTĐT - An online meeting to review the performance of the National Steering Committee on fighting smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit in 2015 was held in Hanoi on December 11. Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also head of the committee, chaired the event.
KTĐT - An online meeting to review the performance of the National Steering Committee on fighting smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit in 2015 was held in Hanoi on December 11. Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also head of the committee, chaired the event.
 
Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the conference.
Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the conference.
Addressing the meeting, Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said relevant agencies and forces have made great efforts with better coordination since early this year, gaining positive outcomes. 
According to the committee’s report, as of mid-November, 187,000 cases of smuggling, trade frauds and counterfeit trading were detected, increasing by 6.47 % against 2014, of which 19,360 cases were caught by the Customs and 2,295 cases by the border guard force.
Goods like drug, alcohol, tobacco, cosmetics, and home appliances were often smuggled through the border and border gates while gas, oil, coal, and wood were usually illegally transported by sea. 
Relevant forces at airports often discovered cases relating to the smuggling of weapons, banned materials, wildlife animal products and products of high value. 
However, Deputy PM Phuc pointed out outstanding shortcomings like the slow handling of some cases and loopholes in State management of certain fields. 
The deputy PM stressed the need to intensify investigation work and increase punishment of violations in this field.
He urged relevant agencies to take tougher measures to curb smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit, especially in the coming Lunar New Year. 
Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan said that the fight against smuggling and trade fraud is an important task, and requires to be implemented frequently, continuously and fiercely.
 
Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan speaks at the meeting.
Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan speaks at the meeting.
Deputy Chairman Nguyen Ngoc Tuan said that in 2015, Hanoi’s committee consisting of key forces like police, market management, customs, taxation regularly coordinated in the joint inspection and handling of counterfeit goods, cosmetics and functional foods.
The Deputy Chairman affirmed that the city’s committee will continue to implement to combate the smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit in the capital.
He also proposed to amend and supplement the responsibility and coordination between the State management agencies in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit.
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