VietNamNet Bridge – Smuggling from Cambodia to Vietnam occurs at border gates in southwestern provinces, with the common products being sugar, tobacco, petrol and cattle.
Every day, there are dozens of motorcycles transporting smuggled cigarettes on National Highway 91 from Chau Doc to Long Xuyen (An Giang).
According to An Giang authorities, they have detected 835 cases of smuggled goods worth over VND17.4 billion ($870,000) in January-April this year, including over 278,000 packs of cigarette.
Every day, trucks – each carrying 600-900 sugar bags – run to Chrey Thom in Kandal province, Cambodia, which is opposite the border gate of Khanh Binh in An Phu district, An Giang, waiting for opportunities to enter Vietnam. Sugar is then transported by boat in Binh Di River, which runs between Cambodia and Vietnam.
An Giang authorities have seized nearly 20 sugar trucks so far this year, totaling less than 400 tons.
The hot spots for smuggled cattle are An Phu commune in Tinh Bien district and Vinh Gia commune in Tri Ton district of An Giang province.
Whenever the domestic gasoline prices are lower than those in Cambodia, gasoline smuggling from Vietnam to Cambodia booms.
The Go Ta Mau market in Cambodia is the gathering place for tobacco, sugar, cosmetics, textiles and wood. It is about 1.5 km from Chau Doc city in An Giang province.
Zing/VNN
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