How a secret pipeline fed Hanoi’s jewelry market with 546 kg of gold smuggled from China

by admin | Nov 25, 2025 | Asia

Prosecutors say a secret pipeline smuggled 546 kilograms of gold worth about VND1.208 trillion (US$45.8 million) from China into Vietnam, hid the bars in shoes, erased their markings and fed the metal into Hanoi’s jewelry market in cut-up pieces.

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