As the Lunar New Year approaches, criminals have a chance to smuggle high-priced ingredients to the mainland for resale for profit, and choose to smuggle them in the Deep Bay area of Hong Kong, because it is close to Shenzhen Bay for easy escape.
Marine police and Customs have recently launched a joint attack. The day before yesterday (29th), a speedboat was intercepted in Deep Bay and a 42-year-old mainland man was arrested on suspicion of "exporting unmanifested cargo" and "illegal entry." 35 boxes of dried sea cucumbers were seized And the frozen Japanese Wagyu beef is worth about 8.8 million yuan.
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Senior Inspector of the Marine Police Command, Chen Zeming, explained the facts of the case. Based on intelligence and observations, the police and customs officers discovered that criminals were smuggling in the waters of the west of Hong Kong (the Deep Bay area). The law enforcement agencies have locked down some smuggling black spots in the past few days. , And conduct multi-day anti-illegal immigration and anti-smuggling operations.
At 11:30 pm the day before yesterday (29th), the Marine Police Small Boat Division, Marine Police West Division and the Customs Sea Area Joint Task Force were in Deep Bay and found a suspicious man driving a speedboat into the small river in Deep Bay waters. , And then sailed out of the small river, when the speedboat was full of cargo.
The officers believed that the speedboat was smuggling, so they acted immediately, and finally stopped the speedboat on the sea facing Xiabaini.
The officers confirmed that the 42-year-old man driving the speedboat was an illegal immigrant and seized 35 boxes of suspected smuggled goods on the speedboat, including dried sea cucumbers and frozen Japanese beef.
As the arrested man failed to provide the manifest, the officers arrested him on suspicion of "exporting unmanifested cargo" and "illegal immigration".
Deng Xiuxian, senior inspector of the Customs Sea Area Joint Task Force, said that 35 boxes of goods were seized, including 7 boxes of dried sea cucumbers, weighing about 300 kilograms, and 28 boxes of frozen Japanese high-priced Japanese wagyu, about 1,200 kilograms, and the total value of the loan was about 8.8 million yuan. .
Customs estimates that as the Chinese New Year approaches, mainland people’s demand for high-priced ingredients is increasing, and criminals see opportunities to smuggle ingredients to the mainland for resale.
The customs stated that the smuggled food materials were all packed in cartons and wrapped with adhesive paper to prevent being splashed by sea water during transportation.
However, the Customs found that although the Wagyu beef was vacuum-packed and placed in a heat-preserving bag, the speedboat did not have any freezing equipment, and therefore questioned the quality and hygiene of the beef.
Inspector Devanani Billy, Head of the Deep Bay Patrol Team of the Marine Police West Division, pointed out that Deep Bay is a shallow bay. Vessels must be very careful when navigating there. The tide must also be measured. However, most of the smuggling speedboats are operated by mainland boat owners. They are not familiar with Hong Kong waters and maritime laws, so crossing and committing crimes at high speeds in the Deep Bay waters poses a danger to maritime law enforcement officers, other sea users, and even the crew of the smuggling speedboat itself.
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