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Author: Li Jingshan Cai Zhengbang Huang Yingjin
2020-08-23 10:16
Last update date: 2020-08-23 15:30The Marine Police and Customs took a joint anti-smuggling operation last Friday (21st), chasing two speedboats from South Lantau Island and arresting two mainland men off Cheung Chau. Law enforcement officers seized goods worth about 37 million yuan, including electronic parts, dried abalone, wine and cosmetics, and found 12 dogs hidden in 4 plastic cages. The total value of the goods was the largest in the case of sundries smuggling by sea this year.
The customs stated that all the rescued dogs were registered with chips and were kept by humans. It is initially believed that Hong Kong people returned to live in the Mainland under the new crown pneumonia epidemic. In order to avoid the 14-day compulsory quarantine risk, the dogs were smuggled from Hong Kong to the Mainland for reunion. . Zhang Guoxian, the commander of the Customs Sea Area Investigation Team, urged dog owners to transport them through normal channels: "It's better for you to be a smuggling syndicate for your beloved pet, flying around on a boat or over the sea, which will affect (dogs) mind and even health. "
The 12 dogs rescued in a joint anti-smuggling operation by the Marine Police and Customs, including one Labrador, three squirrel dogs, two Joseph Terry, four poodles, one angel and one Mixed-breed dogs were forced to smuggle to the mainland in 4 plastic cages. (Photo by Huang Yingjin)
The Marine Police and Customs took a joint action in the southern waters of Lantau Island last Friday (21st). Two mainland men were suspected of entering the country illegally, attempting to export unmanifested cargo, cruelly treating animals, refusing to suspend flights, and endangering the safety of others at sea. He was arrested for the crime and seized about 37 million yuan in groceries and 12 dogs. The case was investigated by the Customs and Marine Police District Crime Squad.
Zhang Guoxian, the commander of the Customs Maritime Investigation Team, pointed out that most of the dogs being smuggled from the Mainland to Hong Kong, describing the situation of smuggling from Hong Kong to the Mainland as "extraordinary". He believes that under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Hong Kong people returning to live in the Mainland, to avoid the risk of 14-day compulsory quarantine, they smuggled dogs from Hong Kong to the Mainland for reunion. As the 12 dogs were inspected by the Fisheries and Conservation Department, it was confirmed that all of the dogs had chip registrations and were kept by someone. He called on the dog owners to use the normal way to transport them: "It’s better than you are a pet smuggling syndicate. The height of flying around will affect the mind and even health of (dogs).” He added that dogs with chips and vaccines are shipped to the mainland. As long as the quarantine officers visually check that the dogs are safe and healthy, they can be released immediately; if the documents are not available All dogs are required to be detained for quarantine for 30 days.
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The 12 dogs rescued in this joint anti-smuggling operation by the Marine Police and Customs included a Labrador, three squirrel dogs, two Joseph Terry, four poodles, one angel and A mixed breed dog is now in the care of the SPCA. Zhang Guoxian said that the AFCD will contact the dog owner as soon as possible to take a statement through the chip data. If the dog owner knows about it, he does not rule out prosecuting the dog owner. Lin Wanyi, commander of the first team of the Marine Police Boat Division, said that they were all trapped in four plastic cages.
The Association said that yesterday (August 22) it received a notice from the customs and the police at 12 noon, requesting assistance in handling 12 dogs seized in a smuggling case. The inspector of the association immediately took the animals from the Tsing Yi Office of the Hong Kong Customs Return to the Hong Kong Center of the Association and have it checked by a veterinarian. As the police are investigating the incident, it is inconvenient for the association to make other comments.
Ai Xie said that arranging pets to move requires careful and careful arrangements. For animals, the journey of being trapped in a cage for a long time is not an easy task, and it has the opportunity to bring physical and psychological stress to them. The correct approach is to prepare shipping boxes for pets in advance, and train pets to adapt to rest, relax and even sleep in the boxes. It is usually recommended to put clothes with the smell of the owner or their beds in the box. At times, you can use animal-specific sedative sprays, and spray them in the box and on the bed a few days before departure, in order to reduce the stress on the animals due to the journey. Some animals that are older or sick may not be able to adapt to long-distance journeys, and individual animals may also be unsuitable for driving, sailing or flying. The owner must seek advice from the veterinarian before departure, so that the pet is suitable. schedule.
The Association for the Protection of Animals condemns anyone to transport animals in the form of smuggling. The Association believes that the animals involved will be under pressure due to incomplete arrangements, such as not getting enough space and air during transportation, or for a long time because they are not used to unfamiliar cages. Inability to urinate and defecate, even if you can go to the toilet, hygiene problems may arise due to unsatisfactory cage conditions. The association stated that on the whole, animal smuggling will have a negative impact on the physical and mental welfare of animals, and owners should never expose their pets to unnecessary risks.
In addition, the association stated that from the outbreak of new coronary pneumonia in January to the end of July, although there has not been a significant increase in the number of abandoned animals, it has recently started to receive more telephone inquiries about the procedures and procedures for the association to abandon animals. From April to the end of July this year, the number of abandoned animals accepted by the association has exceeded 120. Regarding the abandonment of animals, the association found that the number of abandoned pets due to economic difficulties has increased significantly compared with the same period last year.
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Lin Wanyi explained the details of the operation, saying that at 8:20 that night, law enforcement officers found two speedboats with no navigation lights hovering off the Mui Wo Pier. About an hour later, a light goods vehicle and a medium goods vehicle drove to the pier. The rear of the vehicle was facing Shibao. A speedboat drove there. Three people on the goods transported the goods to the speedboat. The two trucks left the scene after emptying the cargo, while the speedboat departed towards Cheung Chau at a speed of about 10 knots.
Later, a blue medium truck arrived and the second speedboat docked to pick up the cargo. The three men on the speedboat got off the vehicle to carry the goods, and the law enforcement officers ambushing at the scene launched an action. Upon seeing this, the three men and the truck driver immediately jumped onto the speedboat and fled to the south. The police boat launched a chase and recovered the first speedboat near Cheung Chau. However, the speedboat did not stop as instructed. Instead, the speedboat accelerated, turned at a large angle and fled, and even sailed in the direction of the law enforcement officer's boat, eventually southeast of Cheung Chau. It was intercepted at about 2.5 nautical miles. Another smuggling boat fled Hong Kong waters via the southern border.
Law enforcement officers seized 80 boxes of cargo on board and another 122 boxes of cargo on shore. The cargo is in the form of groceries, including a batch of high-quality ingredients that were airlifted from Japan to Hong Kong, 256 kilograms of dried abalone worth about 9 million yuan, 417 high-priced red wines worth 2 million yuan, and the most expensive wine worth 30,000 yuan. In addition, 1.3 million hard disks, memory, mobile phones, USB and other electronic products worth 22 million yuan were seized; about 26,000 skin care products with a market value of 9 million yuan, and 324 brand-name products worth about 1.5 million yuan.
Zhang concluded that the customs and police have detected 49 maritime smuggling cases so far this year, seized a total of 335 million Hong Kong dollars, and arrested 165 people. The value of seized goods and the number of arrests have increased significantly compared with last year and the year before.
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