Customs crackdown! Multiple containers detained, worth $100 million! The shipper was arrested
In June this year, Hong Kong Customs launched a special operation code-named "Big Wave" against the use of ocean vessels to smuggle goods, during which three cases were detected and a large number of smuggled items, including circuit boards, mobile phones, tablet computers and car parts, with a total market value of about HK $100 million (about US $12.8 million) were seized.
Investigators said that based on intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Hong Kong Customs locked up three 40-foot sea containers that were scheduled to be exported to Malaysia and conducted inspections of the containers on June 10, 17 and 23. The three containers each claimed to contain aluminium sheets, aluminium alloys and communication parts, but X-ray examination revealed suspicious images. The density and shape of the goods in the first two containers are not consistent with the declared aluminum sheet and aluminum alloy; The goods of the third container are very messy, there are different depths in the image, and some individual goods are larger, which does not meet the characteristics of small volume of communication accessories. Based on the above abnormal circumstances, Customs considers the container concerned to be very suspicious.
Subsequently, the Customs opened the container for inspection and seized the above undeclared cargo. After follow-up investigation, a 60-year-old man was arrested in connection with one of the cases, who claimed to be the responsible person of the shipping company; In the other two cases, the consignors were an overseas company and a dissolved company. The case is still under investigation and further arrests cannot be ruled out at a later date.
Customs officers pointed out that the criminals involved did not take any concealment measures, but brazenly packed the goods in three containers and intended to pass the customs by falsely declaring the goods information. In addition, the items seized during the operation were all popular products smuggled into the Mainland in the past, and it cannot be ruled out that some people used circuitous routes to smuggle goods to Malaysia before smuggling them to the Mainland in order to evade inspection.
The Department will continue to make targeted arrangements according to the smuggling mode, and will step up communication with the trade to prevent Hong Kong's logistics chain from being exploited by criminals. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person who imports or exports unmanifest goods is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of HK $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
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