Guangdong Marine Police seized more than 45,000 cigarettes suspected of smuggling, involving an amount of about 8.6 million yuan.

　　Zhongxin Finance, April 16 (Xinhua) Guangdong Zhanjiang Marine Police Bureau recently seized two suspected cigarette smuggling cases, seized two suspected ships on the spot, and seized about 45,000 suspected smuggled cigarettes, involving about 8.6 million yuan. At present, two cases are under further investigation.

　　At 8 o’clock in the morning of March 31, Zhanjiang Marine Police Bureau was informed by intelligence that a "Dafei" speedboat was found in the waters near Tongming Port in Mazhang District, suspected of smuggling. The bureau quickly cooperated with the Mazhang District Public Security Bureau of Zhanjiang City to carry out joint land and sea investigations. At 9 o’clock, the target ship was seized in the waters near Lingtou Island. The ship was equipped with five high-powered engines and loaded with a batch of cigarettes. The ship failed to provide relevant legal procedures and certificates for the cigarettes, and law enforcement officers seized the ship and the cigarettes on the spot according to law. After counting, there are 11 types of cigarettes, totaling more than 23,000, with a case value of about 4.5 million yuan.

　　At 9 o’clock in the morning of April 4, the bureau received a tip again: a suspected smuggling "Dafei" ran aground in the waters off Xiagang Village, Xiayang Town, Xuwen. The bureau immediately launched a joint investigation operation with xuwen county Public Security Bureau, Xuwen Customs Anti-smuggling Branch and xuwen county Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. After investigation, the ship was loaded with more than 22,000 cigarettes, with a case value of about 4.1 million yuan. Law enforcement officers have seized the ship and its cigarettes according to law.

　　In the next step, Guangdong Zhanjiang Marine Police will strengthen cooperation with relevant functional departments such as public security, customs anti-smuggling and tobacco, actively dig deep and expand the line, resolutely break the network and remove the chain, maintain a high-pressure situation of cracking down on smuggling illegal and criminal activities, weave the control network of coastal waters, and resolutely build a maritime security line.