The first case of the Hong Kong Customs investigated a case suspected of using the ocean ships to smuggle goods to Taiwan, and estimated that the market value was about 160 million Hong Kong dollars (S $ 28 million).
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a newsletter on Tuesday (May 14). The Hong Kong Customs detects a case of a case of smuggling goods in Taiwan at Kwai Chung's container terminal on May 7, and in two containerExamine a large number of unbounded single goods.
Newsletter said that through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, the customs found that criminals tried to use ocean ships to smuggle goods, deploying strategies to crack down on related activities, and locked a ocean ship preparing to go to Kaohsiung from Hong Kong to Kaohsiung in Taiwan.After the inspection, the customs officers found a large number of unbound single -cargo goods in the two containers on the ship, including suspected control of dried shark fins and shark skin, suspicion of regulating wooden furniture, electronic parts and electronic products.
No one was arrested in the case.Sing Tao Daily reported that this is the first time that Hong Kong Customs has found a case of smuggling in ocean ships in Taiwan. It is believed that lawmakers may try to avoid customs investigations and adopt a roundabout route. They first smuggle the goods to Taiwan, and then steal it to mainland China.
It is reported that if the goods are successfully smuggled to the mainland, they can evade taxes 30 million Hong Kong dollars.
