In a recent crackdown on smuggling and commercial fraud, Team 3 of the Market Management Division (QLTT) in Nghe An province, in collaboration with the Economic Police of the provincial police, conducted a surprise inspection of a business household owned by Ms. Dang Thi Loi in Hung Dong ward, Vinh city.
Authorities inspecting the business premises in Hung Dong ward, Vinh city. (Source: truyenhinhnghean.vn)
The authorities discovered over 1.4 tons of rice with foreign labels and packaging. At the time of the inspection, the facility was using a heat press to repackage sticky rice from 50 kg bags into smaller 1 kg and 5 kg bags.
The inspection team also found 1,400 finished packages, along with more than 22,000 foreign-language packaging bags without Vietnamese labels.
When questioned, Ms. Loi presented an import declaration for Lao sticky rice with 10% broken rice, packed in 50 kg bags, claiming it to be 100% new.
However, the repackaging of the product into foreign-language bags of unknown origin, without Vietnamese labels, and with suspected fake stamps and labels, violated Point e, Clause 7, Article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP.
The case has been identified as involving violations of labeling and packaging regulations and may constitute the offense of trading in counterfeit goods. Team 3 of QLTT has seized all exhibits and transferred the case file to the Economic Police of Nghe An province for further investigation and handling in accordance with the law.
