Author: THE PRIME MINISTER
Directive No. 30/CT-TTg dated September 30, 2014 of the Prime Minister enhancing the tobacco smuggling
Over the past period, ministries, authorities and local governments have stepped up efforts to fight against tobacco smuggling, trafficking, concealment and trading in illegally imported tobacco and have represented remarkable achievement. However, the developments in the tobacco smuggling, trafficking, concealment and trading in illegally imported tobacco have still occurred seriously, especially in the provinces and cities below: Quang Tri, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh…which causes serious damage to the domestic production and affects public health. The primary reasons of that development are some people show lack of awareness of compliment with law; the tobacco smuggling makes a greater “profit” than other products; there is not close cooperation among competent authorities in inspection; the penalties are not tough enough, and the propagation does not attract the support of the people.
In order to gradually stop and tackle the tobacco smuggling, trafficking, concealment and trading of illegally imported tobacco, the Prime Minister orders:
1. The Ministry of National Defense must:
a) Direct the Border guard forces to enhance the patrol in the border area, in order to quickly detect and tackle with entities who smuggle, conceal and traffic illegally imported tobacco (hereinafter referred to as smugglers); cooperate with competent authorities in enhancement of propagation in order the for inhabitants of border areas not to abet the smugglers in trafficking and trading in illegally imported tobacco, and control the regular participants in trafficking of illegally imported tobacco in the border areas.
b) Direct the Marine police forces to enhance the patrol to detect and capture tobacco smugglers, eliminate the smuggling routes and smuggling gangs who traffic illegally imported tobacco at sea; especially major territorial waters; quickly detect and tackle with smuggling as prescribed.
