Chinese customs seize 5.5 million smuggled CD-Rs, DVDs and VCDs

The Chinese customs seized a cargo of two small vessels that contained 19,800 DVDs, 5.379 million VCDs and 100,000 blank CDs. The vessels appeared on the radar screen of the customs, while weather conditions weren't right for these boats. While the customs send out a boat to search the vessels, they fleed to the international waters of Hong Kong.

Sources from the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the Shenzhen Customshouse said on the early morning of July 12, two small vessels appeared on the customhouse's radar screen. The two boatshad left the territorial waters of Hong Kong and were spotted on the high seas heading for offshore areas near Shenzhen. The officers found it strange and suspicious for two small boats to benavigating in adverse conditions with high winds and waves. An anti-smuggling speedboat was ordered to pursue and detain the two small wooden vessels. As the speedboat approached, the two unidentified vessels attempted to flee into the territorial waters of Hong Kong, but were unable.

Anti-smuggling officers with the Shenzhen Customshouse have interrupted 21 smuggling operations since the beginning of the year and confiscated 28.6 million compact disks. Read more here.

Source: PeopleDaily