The Hong Kong Customs cracked the largest smuggling case in the past. The smuggling goods involved in the case include electronic products, expensive ingredients, meals, records and endangered species.New Yuan).
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily, the Internet media "Hong Kong 01" and China News Agency reported that the Hong Kong Customs reported on Monday (June 26) at a press conference.Smugglingists are suspected of using ocean ships to smuggle goods to mainland China through Singapore. The total value of smuggling goods is HK $ 1.5 billion.This is the largest smuggling case cracked by the Hong Kong Customs.
It is reported that the smuggling groups during the epidemic period are mostly engaged in smuggling activities from the sea road. Under the joint crackdown of Hong Kong Customs and Mainland China Customs, criminals attempts to evade law enforcement operations through a more circuitous route.
The Hong Kong Customs received information a few days ago, saying that a ocean ship tried to depart from Hong Kong to smuggle goods from Singapore to mainland China, so they took action on June 13th.Investigating the container.A large number of smuggling goods were found on the spot, including about 1 billion new integrated circuits, 250 tons of dried seafood, 20,000 bottles of red wine, 27,000 music discs and vinyl records.
Hong Kong Customs said that the smuggling of 1 billion -capacity of integrated circuits in the case is relatively rare.After the epidemic, the mainland manufacturer's demand for this type of electronic parts is so high that the smuggling group has taken the opportunity to steal such parts such as trying to evade taxes.In addition, the customs also seized a large number of old electronic products, including computers, mobile phones, or computer motherboards. It does not rule out that criminals transport them back to the mainland and disassemble or renovate.
The Hong Kong Customs followed the investigation and arrested a 45 -year -old man.The man is the manager of a freight company and is responsible for receiving orders and arranging transportation.After the investigation, it was also found that behind the scenes, the senders were an empty shell company in Hong Kong to contact and arrange routes through an intermediary outside the scene.The current case is still under investigation, and no one is arrested.