Vietnam Customs Unearths Hundreds of Smuggled Goods Boxes

Vietnam's Customs Enforcement Team, a part of the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department, discovered hundreds of boxes of smuggled goods Oct. 6, the state-run CustomsNews reported Oct. 8. Imported by Vietseatrust Food Import-Export Trading, the shipment was declared as having more than 21 metric tons of frozen whole blood cockles (clams) originating from Indonesia. An inspection found hundreds of cartons of undeclared goods such as swallow bird nest, dried seahorses, dried snouted pipefish, some bones, animal horns, auto parts and motorcycles, CustomsNews said.