Implementation of Directive No. 30 / CT-TTg dated 30-9-2014 of the Prime Minister on strengthening the fight against tobacco smuggling; the ministries, branches, localities and functional forces actively fight, discovered many large tobacco smuggling. However, cigarette smuggling situation remains complicated and tends to increase, especially in the period from now to the Lunar New Year 2015 Hare.
Also planning to patrol, control, investigation and arrest of the organization, cigarette smuggling and strengthening inspection and handling the business behavior of smuggled cigarettes in the market domestic (especially in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city), especially the time from now to Tet Lunar Hare 2015;continued interest in creating jobs for people of the border areas to settle down, not participating abetting smuggling.
Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Public Security in close collaboration with the People’s Procuracy, the Supreme, the Supreme People’s Court to soon give the prosecution and trial in accordance with the law a number of key cases drug smuggling leaves.
Finance Minister to expeditiously guided mechanism to mobilize, manage and use the funds to support the prevention and fight against cigarette smuggling and production and trafficking in counterfeit cigarettes under Decision No 2371 / QD-TTg dated 26-12-2014 of the Prime Minister on the implementation of the destruction of smuggled cigarettes were seized.
Standing Office of the National Steering Committee against smuggling and trade fraud and counterfeit goods to monitor the situation and promptly proposed to praise and reward the collectives and individuals have made outstanding achievements in the fight against trafficking contraband cigarettes;simultaneously proposed National Steering Committee against smuggling and trade fraud critics, require collective processing, personal irresponsibility to happen cigarette smuggling takes place in the area for a long time Desk.
Deputy Prime Minister asked the Vietnam Tobacco Association in collaboration with the ministries, branches, localities and the force functions of the exchange, to provide information about organizations and individuals that commit acts of smuggling and transfer, stockpiling and trade of illegally imported cigarettes.
Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam and the media agencies continue to promote the dissemination of the harmful effects of tobacco, especially cigarettes smuggled to public health; criticize, condemn these violations and commend units and individuals doing good work against cigarette smuggling.
