China News Service, Hong Kong, May 15 (Reporter Shi Bingyun) The Hong Kong Customs announced on the 15th that on the evening of the 14th, customs enforcement officers intercepted a smuggled fishing boat near the Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 50 million yuan (HK$, the same below) This is the largest smuggling case detected by the Hong Kong Customs this year.
According to the Hong Kong Customs press conference on the 15th, the goods seized on board included a batch of electronic products valued at 23 million yuan, high-priced ingredients such as bird's nest, shark fin, peppercorns valued at 18 million yuan, as well as brand-name clothing and suspected amber rough.
Customs estimates that if smuggling succeeds, smuggling syndicates can evade about 42 million yuan in taxes.
Huang Yalun, commander of the Maritime Assault and Strategic Planning Group of the Hong Kong Customs Port and Maritime Division, pointed out that in this anti-smuggling operation, customs law enforcement officers saw at least three men involved in the crime, but fled by speedboat.
Smuggling syndicates improve the speed and carrying capacity of speedboats by modifying their speedboats, greatly increasing the difficulty of law enforcement.
The customs pointed out that smuggling activities by sea were more active this year. As of May 14 this year, the customs has detected 30 maritime smuggling cases and seized 180 million yuan of smuggled goods. The number of smuggling cases increased by 20% year-on-year, and the value of seized goods increased by 30% year-on-year.
It is estimated that due to the limited communication between the two places under the epidemic, the criminals have switched to smuggling by sea.
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