Customs Marine Police Breaks the Largest Case of Smuggling Citi Involved in Inspection of 34 Tons of Goods

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Written by: Shao Peilin, Guo Qianwen

2020-05-09 14:02

Maritime Association and the Marine Police cracked the largest ever case of smuggling of American Ginseng, seized 34 tons of American Ginseng with a market value of 47.5 million yuan, and arrested 7 local men during the operation.

At about 8pm on Thursday (7th), during the inspection of the northern waters of the airport, customs and marine officers discovered that a fishing boat loaded with cargo was in contact with the speedboat. Some people on the fishing boat carried the goods to the speedboat with a long ladder and manual action. suspicious. The Customs and Marine Police then proceeded to conduct an investigation. The speedboat immediately fled inland and quickly left Hong Kong territory. Law enforcement officers stopped the fishing boat and got out of the batch of smuggled American ginseng. Seven men were arrested on the spot, aged between 25 and 69. They were arrested for "attempting to export unmanifested cargo". This case is the highest ever The value of waterway smuggling Citi participated in the case.

During the operation, 1,060 boxes of smuggled American ginseng, weighing 34 tons and worth about 47.5 million yuan, were seized. (Photo by Guo Qianwen)

Zhang Guoxian, the official of the Customs Sea Investigation Team, said that 1,060 boxes of smuggled American ginseng were seized during the operation, weighing 34 tons and worth about 47.5 million yuan. The batch of American ginseng is mid-range and the origin is unknown. He pointed out that no cases of smuggling of American ginseng were found between 2017 and 2019, but in February this year, law enforcement officers seized 3.2 tons of smuggled American ginseng in the western waters, worth about 4.5 million yuan. The case will continue to be investigated by the customs.

Yuan Jingfang, commander of the Western Division of Marine Police, because there are many engineering ships within the scope of the third run of the airport, it is estimated that there are smuggling ships pretending to be engineering ships to mix into the construction site to cover up smuggling. The seabed and seabed conditions in the project area are constantly changing. Mud heads or tools will sink into the seabed. If the vessel is chased and inserted left and right within the project area, the situation is very dangerous.

Customs and the Marine Police jointly carried out anti-smuggling operations, arrested 7 men and seized the smuggling of American Ginseng with a value of about 47.5 million yuan. (Photo by Guo Qianwen)

Yuan Jingfang said that since January this year, a total of 13 maritime safety accidents have occurred and 6 people have died, including 3 customs officers. Yuan pointed out that the two vessels involved in the case were traveling at high speed near the airport offshore project. Some smuggling vessels are not equipped with sufficient life-saving and fire-fighting equipment, and the vessels are rudimentary and old, and lack of navigation equipment, which seriously affects the safety of the sea and poses a danger to persons on board.

The police emphasized that under the Import and Export Ordinance, Chapter 60 of the Laws of Hong Kong, anyone importing or exporting unmanifested cargo will be liable to a maximum fine of 2 million yuan and imprisonment for 7 years upon conviction. The public must not try the law by themselves. The police and other maritime law enforcement agencies will actively strengthen intelligence collection and implement joint operations to jointly combat maritime smuggling and other illegal activities in order to protect the lives of citizens and maritime safety.

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