Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement on Wednesday that its officers nabbed a Macau driver smuggling 154 used smartphones into the mainland via the Zhuhai Macau Cross-border Industrial Zone checkpoint.
According to the statement, at 3 p.m. last Tuesday, customs officers at the Zhuhai Macau Cross-border Industrial Zone border checkpoint, during a routine vehicle inspection, detected suspicious activity and immediately launched a detailed search of the car. They discovered 154 used mobile phones wrapped in plastic film concealed within a hidden compartment beneath the boot.
In the statement, Gongbei Customs reminded the public that according to relevant regulations, evading customs supervision by hiding or bringing goods subject to taxes into the mainland constitutes smuggling. If the circumstances are severe enough to constitute a crime, criminal liability will be pursued.
This undated handout provided by Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs shows 154 used smart-phones seized by customs officers at the Zhuhai Macau Cross-border Industrial Zone border checkpoint from a Macau driver. The photo has been pixelated by the Post in order to protect the suspect’s identity.
