Cigarette smuggling on the rise as the year ends and it is not easy for the State agents to fight it in southwester provinces and cities such as Long An and HCM City.
Cigarette smuggling has caused a loss of thousands of billions of Vietnamese dong each year for the state, according to figures released by the Viet Nam Tobacco Association at a symposium held on Monday in Can Tho.
Lack of cooperation between the coast guard, police, market watchdogs
and local governments have all contributed to an increase in cigarette
smuggling, experts have warned.
