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Containers containing Shisha, Khat leaves detected in Hai Phong

Customs officers and police of the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 12 detected three containers containing Shisha and another container with “Khat” leaves inside at the Nam Hai Dinh Vu port.
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Hai Phong (VNA) – Customs officersand police of the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 12 detected threecontainers containing Shisha and another container with “Khat” leaves inside atthe Nam Hai Dinh Vu port.

According to leaders of the Hai PhongCustoms Department, the four containers arrived in the port on April 16 and May1 from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Somali.

They are part of 29 containers of goods registeredas tobacco and imported by a Vietnamese business.

The case is under further investigation.

In March, local customs officers also found acontainer with 2.8 tonnes of dried “Khat” leaves packed in 353 boxes.

Shisha is a kind of goods subject to closemanagement by State agencies and restricted for importing. “Khat” leaves containCathinone, an amphetamine-like stimulant, which is said to cause strongeuphoria and is 500-fold more dangerious than normal drugs. They are listed asprohibited drugs.-VNA

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