The Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch (Hanoi Customs Department) said that at around 9:30 a.m. on October 18 at the Arrival Hall - International Passenger Terminal T2 - Noi Bai International Airport, during the customs procedures for passengers entering the country on flight UO550 from Hong Kong (China) to Noi Bai, the Import Luggage Procedures Team (Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch) discovered a foreign passenger with suspicious signs of hiding metal on his body.
Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch coordinated with the Police Department of Investigation of Crimes on Corruption, Economy, Smuggling, and Environment (Team 6) - Hanoi City Police and Noi Bai International Airport Police to inspect the luggage and goods of the above male passenger.
At the inspection area, this male passenger took out 7 pieces of metal suspected to be gold from his body; 5 pieces were placed around his waistband and 2 pieces were placed in the sole of his shoe.
The subject confessed that he was hired to transport gold from Hong Kong (China) to Vietnam. If he entered the country outside Noi Bai airport, someone would pick him up and collect the gold.
The case was handed over by the Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch to the Department of Investigation Police on Corruption, Economic, Smuggling, and Environmental Crimes - Hanoi City Police for further investigation and handling according to regulations.
The leader of the Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch said that, in the face of the current fluctuations in the gold market, following the direction of leaders at all levels, the Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch has focused on raising the spirit of vigilance and preventing fraudulent behavior. The identification of this subject continued to be based on screening using the software "Management of information of passengers entering and leaving the country".
Previously, on October 4, the Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch (Hanoi Customs Department) consecutively discovered two cases of foreign passengers entering the country hiding metal bars suspected to be gold on their bodies, with a total weight of 6 kg.
