Chinese Customs Arrest 12 For Diesel Smuggling

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published June 03, 2019 | 03:00 PM

Chinese customs have busted a gang suspected of smuggling over 49 tonnes of diesel through two fishing boats and three refueling ships

BEIJING, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 2019 ) :Chinese customs have busted a gang suspected of smuggling over 49 tonnes of diesel through two fishing boats and three refueling ships.

Twelve people were arrested in the smuggling case, according to the customs of Gongbei Port, south China's Guangdong Province.

An investigation has found that sailors hired by domestic businessmen drove boats to smuggle diesel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai in Guangdong, before further selling to domestic boats.

About 310 tonnes of diesel worth 1.8 million Yuan (about 260,900 U.S. Dollars) has been smuggled into the mainland since March this year. A further investigation is underway.