Reported by Zheng Youqian and Zhao Ruoping / Keelung City
The Coast Guard uncovered an oil tanker smuggling case on the 12th of last month. The oil tanker “Longwang 10” registered with the “Lion Rock Republic” entered the Fengguo Shipyard in Kaohsiung Port on the grounds of maintenance. The Coast Guard immediately searched extensively. , 1.48 million packs of Chinese-made cigarettes and more than 70 tons of smuggled mushrooms were found, worth about 250 million yuan. Ropes were also set up on the ship to transport the smuggled goods. There were also secret passages and transport belts hidden in the factory area. The equipment was very complete, but why could the ship He easily entered the shipyard, and now the lessee of Fengguo Shipyard is also listed as a related party, pending detailed investigation by the prosecutor.
The Coast Guard said, “Come on, let’s get off.” The black packaged goods were hung with long ropes and transported from a large ship of more than 3,000 tons to the abandoned shipyard effortlessly. The Coast Guard searched a foreign oil tanker and found that the market value exceeded 200 million. For smuggled goods, open the carton and carefully look at the packaging. Each box contains smuggled cigarettes from an unknown factory. On the 10th of last month, a Lion Rock Republic oil tanker “Longwang 10” said it needed maintenance and entered the Fengguo Shipyard in Kaohsiung Port. On the 12th, the Coast Guard went straight to the shipyard and found smuggled mushrooms and cigarettes inside, all of which were produced in China, with a market value of more than 250 million.
This oil tanker has been wandering off the coast of Taiwan for the past three months. The coast patrol expanded its search of the shipyard, opened the transformer box, and took out the entire switchboard. It turned out that there was a secret passage hidden inside, and it was also equipped with a transport belt. There were also some in the oil tanker. The secret cabin is for transportation. Is it related to the smuggling case? The lessee of Fengguo Shipyard is also currently listed as a related person by the police.
Fang Shenfu, deputy director of the Coast Guard’s Investigation and Prevention Branch, said: “The smuggled parts will be priced at about RMB 40 to RMB 50 lower than the market price. They will be sold in betel nut stall night markets, for example, where they cannot be displayed in a formal manner. A location.” Chinese illicit cigarettes and mushrooms worth hundreds of millions of dollars easily entered our country’s shipyards. Fortunately, the coast patrol successfully intercepted them and prevented them from entering the market. However, the arrogant smuggling ship drove the whole vehicle into the shipyard. Are there any other accomplices? I’m afraid the prosecutors will have to investigate further.
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News source: China Television News
2023-12-14 10:27:00
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