Authorities Arrested Two Individuals for Transporting over 10 Taels of Gold Across the Border.
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A foreign couple carrying a bag containing two pieces of yellow metal (over 10 kg) wrapped in a black plastic bag were apprehended by authorities while crossing the border.
Two Cambodian nationals confessed that they bought the gold in Phnom Penh nearly two years ago for approximately $40,000. They now intended to bring the gold to Vietnam to sell it for cash. (Related news headlines: "Gold smuggling ring from Cambodia to Vietnam busted," "Gold smuggling ring from abroad to Vietnam busted," "Gold hidden in electronic devices, 1.2 trillion VND smuggling ring busted")
The Song Trang Border Guard Station in Hung Dien commune, Tay Ninh province, discovered a Cambodian couple carrying two gold bars weighing 400 grams, intending to smuggle them into Vietnam for sale.
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