On November 20th, the Da Nang City Police Department’s Division of Investigation for Corruption, Economic, Smuggling, and Environmental Crimes initiated legal proceedings and detained Ngo Van Dong (40 years old, residing in Thuong Duc Commune, Da Nang City) for illegally transporting gold from Laos into Vietnam.

Defendant Ngo Van Dong (Photo: Da Nang City Police)
According to the investigation, on November 8th, Ngo Van Dong was hired by a woman in Laos to transport two pieces of yellow metal, totaling over 440 grams, into Vietnam for a fee of 2 million VND per trip.
Upon completing entry procedures at the Nam Giang International Border Gate in Dac Ooc Village, La Dee Commune, Da Nang City, authorities discovered the concealed gold and apprehended the suspect in the act.
The gold was appraised at over 1.5 billion VND. The Da Nang City Police Investigation Agency is currently expanding its investigation into the case.
Illegal Gold Smuggling from Laos to Vietnam: Criminal Charges Filed
Upon inspecting the passenger bus with license plate 43H-056.65 entering Vietnam from Laos, authorities discovered two gold metal ingots weighing a total of 440.99 grams.









































