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Shenzhen and Hong Kong customs authorities join forces to crack down on 'water客' smuggling

Release Time:2022-02-11

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Target language: English. Shenzhen and Hong Kong Customs join forces to combat 'water passenger' smuggling. Source: Economic Daily. Recently, customs authorities in Shenzhen and Hong Kong have jointly launched a special operation to combat 'water passenger' smuggling, building a 'national gate shield' together. A relevant person in charge of Shenzhen Customs stated that high-level meetings were held recently between the two customs authorities, deciding to establish a joint command group for special operations, deploy joint actions, and strengthen monitoring and intelligence sharing...

Shenzhen and Hong Kong Customs join forces to crack down on "water passenger" smuggling

Source: Economic Daily

Recently, customs authorities in Shenzhen and Hong Kong have joined forces to launch a special operation, jointly building a "national gate shield" and combating "water passenger" smuggling.

Relevant officials from Shenzhen Customs stated that high-level officials from both sides recently held a meeting, deciding to establish a joint command group for the special operation, deploying joint actions. Through enhanced monitoring, intelligence sharing, on-site notifications, and port order management, they aim to strengthen law enforcement mutual assistance and increase the crackdown on "water passenger" smuggling and illegal activities involving the smuggling of small cars.
It is understood that "water passengers" refer to individuals hired to smuggle goods by breaking them down into smaller units. They repeatedly enter and exit the border areas between Shenzhen and Hong Kong many times a day, each time carrying small quantities, shuttling back and forth between checkpoints like "ants moving house" and earning a fee for their work. They conceal large quantities of smuggled goods on their bodies or hide them in suitcases, bags, specially designed clothing, etc., to evade customs checks from both sides. The smuggling activities of "water passengers" seriously disrupt the normal order of the market economy and foreign trade, while also creating security risks for society, especially in areas surrounding border checkpoints.
In January this year, the General Administration of Customs launched a nationwide special operation called "National Gate Shield" to combat smuggling. The special governance of "water passengers" is an important component of this operation. According to statistics, from January to August this year, Shenzhen Customs launched six special operations to crack down on "water passenger" smuggling gangs, dismantling 31 gangs and seizing goods including electronic products and red wine with a total value exceeding 1.3 billion yuan.

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