What if you are caught smuggling into Vietnam?

Anyone caught smuggling into Vietnam will be sent back to China and punished at the same time. The punishment provisions for the crime of crossing the border illegally are as follows: if the actor commits the general criminal circumstances that constitute a crime, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.

legal ground

Article 4 15 of the criminal law

The staff of state organs responsible for handling entry and exit documents such as passports and visas, knowing that they crossed the country (border) illegally, or the staff of state organs such as border guards and customs, knowing that they crossed the country (border) illegally, are sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.