He coordinated roster with accomplice by sneaking phones out after work to avoid customs inspections. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two men and a woman have been arrested for smuggling hundreds of Apple iPhones into Vietnam, including an aircraft technician employed by a subsidiary of national carrier Vietnam Airlines, local media reported on Monday, after local police uncovered their elaborate ruse to avoid paying hundreds of thousands in customs duties.
Investigations revealed that he had been colluding with Ngoc, a technician in charge of aircraft maintenance with the Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company, to smuggle more than 600 similar phones worth 20 billion dong over an undisclosed period of time. The technician earned 900,000 dong for each phone he helped Tuan smuggle without paying import duties, the police said, with him and his wife pocketing around 500 million dong in total. Investigations led by Ho Chi Minh City police are ongoing.The case comes less than a month after two men were arrested for smuggling Apple smartphones into Vietnamese airports.
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