Quang Tri: Tons of Smuggled Sugar, Fireworks Seized from Passenger Vehicles

Authorities in Vietnam's Quang Tri province have intercepted significant quantities of smuggled goods, including several tons of sugar and boxes of fireworks. The seizures occurred over multiple days along National Highway 9, a key transit route.

On June 19, the Dakrong Border Guard Station stopped a passenger bus and found 2.5 tons of white sugar with no documentation of origin. Earlier, on June 18, another passenger bus was found carrying 1.5 tons of smuggled sugar. A separate inspection on June 19 uncovered an additional 2 tons of sugar on a different passenger bus.

In a separate incident on June 17, the same border guard station inspected a taxi and discovered 84 boxes of fireworks. The passenger in the taxi, identified as Nguyen Thi Nhung, reportedly admitted to transporting the fireworks for a fee, while the taxi driver claimed ignorance of the cargo's nature. The fireworks included 74 boxes of 49 tubes and 10 boxes of 36 tubes.

All confiscated sugar was handed over to market management teams for further processing. Ms. Nhung has been detained by the Quang Tri Provincial Police for investigation into the fireworks smuggling case.