Laos Cracks Down on COVID-Era Graft, Jails Former Official
Laotian authorities have disciplined 174 individuals involved in a COVID-era scheme that allowed Chinese nationals to evade quarantine fees, leading to approximately $2.2 million in losses. Separately, a former Agriculture Ministry official received an 18-year sentence for facilitating tax and fee evasion.
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