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Customs strike hard! Detain multiple containers, 0.1 billion value! consignor involved in the case arrested

Jul 02,2024

The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department detected three suspected smuggling cases using ocean-going vessels in June. When inspecting three containers from Hong Kong to Malaysia, the Customs and Excise Department seized a large number of suspected smuggled goods, with an estimated market value of about 0.1 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 12.8 million US dollars). A 60-year-old man was arrested. The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said that more arrests would not be ruled out.

In June this year, the Hong Kong Customs launched a special operation code-named "Julang" against smuggling by ocean-going vessels. During this period, three cases were detected and a large number of smuggled goods were seized, including circuit boards, mobile phones, tablet computers, auto parts, etc., with a total market value of about HK $0.1 billion (about US $12.8 million).

Investigators said that Hong Kong Customs, based on intelligence analysis and risk assessment, locked three 40-foot sea containers originally scheduled for export to Malaysia and inspected the containers on June 10, 17 and 23 respectively. The three containers were each reported to contain aluminum sheets, aluminum alloys and communication accessories, 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 in the third container are very messy, with different depths in the image, and some individual goods are large in volume, which does not conform to the characteristics of small volume of communication accessories. based on the above anomalies, the customs and excise department considered the relevant containers to be very suspicious.

Subsequently, the Customs opened the container for inspection and seized the unmanifested cargo. After follow-up investigations, a 60-year-old man was arrested in one of the cases,It is called the person in charge of the delivery company.; The consignor in the other two cases was an overseas company and a dissolved company, respectively.The case is still under investigation and it is not ruled out that more people involved in the case will be arrested later.

The customs officers pointed out that the criminals involved in the case did not take any cover-up measures, but blatantly packed the goods in three containers, only by falsely declaring the goods information, intending to muddle through. In addition, the items seized in the operation were all popular products smuggled to the mainland in the past. It is not ruled out that some people used a roundabout route to smuggle the goods to Malaysia and then smuggle them to the mainland in order to evade inspection.

Customs will continue to make targeted arrangements based on smuggling methods and will strengthen communication with the industry to prevent Hong Kong's logistics chain from being used by criminals. under the import and export ordinance,any person who imports or exports unmanifested cargo is liable on conviction to a maximum fine of hk $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

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