The Ningde Maritime Police Bureau of Fujian reported on April 3 that the bureau had seized a suspected cigarette smuggling case in the waters of its jurisdiction, seized a ship involved in the case, arrested 8 suspects, and seized more than 1,000 boxes of cigarettes involved in the case. The amount involved was up to More than 9 million yuan.
At about 21:00 on March 30, the Ningde Maritime Police Department learned of cigarette smuggling in the waters near Funing Bay, Xiapu County, and immediately dispatched law enforcement boats to investigate.
After receiving the order, the law enforcement boat immediately locked the target ship through radar. A suspected target ship was found in the waters near Beacon Island. The other side refused to stop the ship and attempted to collide with the maritime police law enforcement boat. The maritime police law enforcement boat evaded in time and resorted to forcibly assisted to conduct boarding inspections. , Successfully chased and stopped the ship involved.
After investigation, the hull of the ship was painted with the name "Zhedai Yuyun 10209", but the ship's AIS number was "Minlian Yuyun 60431". The ship was about 40 meters long and 6 meters wide. It was a modified fishing boat. The cargo ship loaded more than 1,000 boxes of cigarettes without legal and complete procedures, and the amount involved was more than 9 million yuan.
According to law enforcement officers of the Ningde Maritime Police Bureau, the batch of cigarettes was transferred from a foreign ship to the high seas by the "Zhedai Yuyun 10209" ship, and was ready to be transported to the Xiapu waters and then transferred to the shore by a small boat and shipped to Fujian Various marketing points within.
At present, the case is under further investigation.
(Yu Zhucaijiang Yangqing)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]