Tay Ninh (VNA) – Smuggling of firecrackers from Cambodia to Vietnam hasincreased considerably during days approaching Tet (Lunar New Year), accordingto Tay Ninh Police’s economic police division.
The province’spolice on January 21 caught a 30-year-old man smuggling 10 kilogrammes ofcrackers on motorbike from Cambodia to Vietnam.
The man,residing in Dong Tien hamlet, Tan Dong commune, Tan Chau district, confessedthat he bought crackers from Cambodia and was transporting them to Vietnam for selling.
The case isunder further investigation.
The trans-bordersmuggling of crackers from Cambodia to Vietnam often increases during the Tetfestival. Smugglers often transport crackers at night and hide them at homebefore selling.
According toColonel Le Hong Duong, Deputy Commander of the Tay Ninh Border Guard Command,on January 7 and 15, the border stations in Ka Tum and Tan Ha, Tan Chaudistrict, seized dozens of kilogrammes of crackers illegally transported fromCambodia to Vietnam.
