(21-05-2008)
CUU LONG DELTA — Petrol and sugar smuggling over the borders of Viet Nam and Cambodia has increased recently, creating havoc on the local market, market watchdog has said.
The price of petrol in Cambodia is VND18,000-19,000 a litre (US$1.13-1.19) while the price in Viet Nam is VND14,000–15,000 ($ 0.88- 0.94).
Cans filled with petrol are brought into Cambodia by trucks, boats or three-wheeled vehicles. Many people buy from petrol stations in the cities to take to the border provinces every day.
Le Van Cu, who lives in Khanh An Commune in An Giang Province’s An Phu District, said the petrol retailers prefer to sell to smugglers who offer a high price.
Kien Giang Province said it confiscated 3,440 litres of DO oil in Vinh Dieu Commune, Kien Luong District, that was destined for Cambodia.
A border guard said that petrol smuggling had become more prevalent and that his unit had had difficulty preventing it.
Meanwhile, sugar is being smuggled from Cambodia to Viet Nam. The boats that transport goods to Viet Nam pass by warehouses in Cambodia to take Thai sugar to Viet Nam.
At Cambodia’s Kirivong District, Takeo Province, the goods are taken to Chau Doc in Viet Nam.
Tonnes of sugar have been transported to small warehouses in Long Binh commune in Long An Province or Khanh An commune in An Giang Province by small boats. In Tinh Bien, trucks transport sugar from Thalot in Cambodia to Viet Nam.
Tan Chau market in An Giang Province and Hong Ngu market in Dong Thap Province also serve as an entrepot for sugar.
Many markets in Mekong Delta will only buy Thai sugar, which costs VND 8,500-9,000 ($ 0.53- 0.56) per kilo, lower than Vietnamese sugar.
According to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association, over 300 tonnes of sugar are smuggled thro]ugh the southwest border provinces every day.
Smugglers replace the Thai sugar bag with a Vietnamese trademark bag, the association said. To avoid being caught by customs, the bags are swapped at warehouses in Cambodia where smugglers also have the necessary documents.
— VNS
CUU LONG DELTA — Petrol and sugar smuggling over the borders of Viet Nam and Cambodia has increased recently, creating havoc on the local market, market watchdog has said.
The price of petrol in Cambodia is VND18,000-19,000 a litre (US$1.13-1.19) while the price in Viet Nam is VND14,000–15,000 ($ 0.88- 0.94).
Cans filled with petrol are brought into Cambodia by trucks, boats or three-wheeled vehicles. Many people buy from petrol stations in the cities to take to the border provinces every day.
Le Van Cu, who lives in Khanh An Commune in An Giang Province’s An Phu District, said the petrol retailers prefer to sell to smugglers who offer a high price.
Kien Giang Province said it confiscated 3,440 litres of DO oil in Vinh Dieu Commune, Kien Luong District, that was destined for Cambodia.
A border guard said that petrol smuggling had become more prevalent and that his unit had had difficulty preventing it.
Meanwhile, sugar is being smuggled from Cambodia to Viet Nam. The boats that transport goods to Viet Nam pass by warehouses in Cambodia to take Thai sugar to Viet Nam.
At Cambodia’s Kirivong District, Takeo Province, the goods are taken to Chau Doc in Viet Nam.
Tonnes of sugar have been transported to small warehouses in Long Binh commune in Long An Province or Khanh An commune in An Giang Province by small boats. In Tinh Bien, trucks transport sugar from Thalot in Cambodia to Viet Nam.
Tan Chau market in An Giang Province and Hong Ngu market in Dong Thap Province also serve as an entrepot for sugar.
Many markets in Mekong Delta will only buy Thai sugar, which costs VND 8,500-9,000 ($ 0.53- 0.56) per kilo, lower than Vietnamese sugar.
According to the Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association, over 300 tonnes of sugar are smuggled thro]ugh the southwest border provinces every day.
Smugglers replace the Thai sugar bag with a Vietnamese trademark bag, the association said. To avoid being caught by customs, the bags are swapped at warehouses in Cambodia where smugglers also have the necessary documents.
— VNS
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