Cross-border cigarette smuggling ring on trial in China
Nine Chinese nationals stood trial in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on charges of smuggling, tax evasion and illegal trading. The suspects allegedly smuggled nearly 30 million packets of cigarettes, with an estimated tax evasion of around 415 million yuan (about 67 million U.S. dollars), according to the Intermediate People’s Court of Fangchenggang City.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/11/c_134229256.htm
Related Posts
Fake Goods, Smuggling Caused Rs 1.17 Lakh Cr Loss, Cost 16 Lakh Jobs In 2017-18: FICCI Report
September 26, 2019
Experts believe that if the problem of counterfeiting, smuggling and piracy...
Over 1 million counterfeit goods seized in EU
October 6, 2014
BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (KUNA) -- Up to 1.2 million counterfeit goods and 130 million...
Gujarat: Liquor seized from milk truck, one held
October 18, 2021
According to the police, a team of Local Crime Branch (LCB) Gandhinagar...
Men Jailed Over Tobacco Smuggling
June 30, 2017
Two lorry drivers who tried to smuggle cigarettes and tobacco into the UK through...