QUANG TRI (VNS)— Hundreds of trucks importing wood from Laos into Viet Nam through the Lao Bao International Border Gate were forced to reduce their loads, according to police in central Quang Tri Province.
Truong Quang Long, Deputy Head of the gate’s Customs Department, said that 410 cars from 70 private enterprises entered through the gate from Feb 7 to 9 alone, carrying thousands of tonnes of precious wood.
In the past few years, trucks carrying Lao timber into Viet Nam have damaged roads and caused many accidents. — VNS
