A French Navy frigate, the Vendemiaire, and its 98 crew members began a five-day friendship visit at the central city on April 11, promoting exchange activities and training programmes.
Two former major generals of the Coast Guard High Command on July 15 were sentenced jail terms of 27 years in total for “receiving bribes” in a case of smuggling 200 million litres of RON 95 petrol worth around 2.8 trillion VND (130 million USD)
A smuggling ring had bribed Coast Guard officials with VND2 billion ($86,000) per month to bring gasoline from Singapore to Vietnam. - VnExpress International
Two Coast Guard commanders are standing trial in Hanoi after being charged with accepting VND8.7 billion ($372,000) in bribes from a gasoline smuggling ring. - VnExpress International