珀斯一台湾留学生被控走私3.5万余支卷烟

一名持学生签证的台湾男子因涉嫌走私3.5万余支卷烟而被珀斯边防局逮捕,多数是中国卷烟,如中南海、中华、红双喜等。

A 28 year old Taiwanese national has been charged by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth as part of an investigation into a nationwide cigarette smuggling operation sparked by a public tip-off to Border Watch.

A 28 year old Taiwanese national has been charged by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth as part of an investigation into a nationwide cigarette smu Source: ABF

消息,一名台湾男子因涉嫌走私3.5万余支卷烟而被珀斯边防局逮捕。

7月22日下午,该男子前往Welshpool的一个快递仓库取三个大纸箱后,被边防局官员逮捕,据称这些箱子里装了145条大部分中国制造的卷烟,另有指控称在该男子行李箱内的备用轮胎凹槽内还发现了另外32条香烟。
A 28 year old Taiwanese national has been charged by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth as part of an investigation into a nationwide cigarette smuggling operation sparked by a public tip-off to Border Watch.
A 28 year old Taiwanese national has been charged by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth as part of an investigation into a nationwide cigarette smu Source: ABF
总计达35400支卷烟,如果合法进口,需要缴纳约28950澳元的消费税。
A 28 year old Taiwanese national has been charged by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth as part of an investigation into a nationwide cigarette smuggling operation sparked by a public tip-off to Border Watch.
A 28 year old Taiwanese national has been charged by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Perth as part of an investigation into a nationwide cigarette smu Source: ABF
根据澳大利亚《1901年海关法》第233款(SECT 233BABAD)(2B)规定,该男子运输或持有烟草制品逃避税收而被指控。

该男子于7月23日在珀斯治安法院(Perth Magistrates Court)出庭。对这一罪行的最高处罚是五年监禁或不超过28950澳元的罚款,或两者并罚。

据悉,这名台湾男子目前是持学生签证在澳。

边防局在西澳负责调查行动的警司Clint Sims表示,该男子涉嫌从其他州的供应商处购买走私来的进口卷烟,并在西澳黑市上出售。

Clint Sims说,“边防局的目标是各种烟草走私,无论是有组织犯罪团伙、本地奸商或是囤积了自用的个人。”

澳大利亚因烟草走私每年的收入损失约为6亿澳元。

任何知晓烟草走私信息的人都可通过www.Australia.gov.au/borderwatch来匿名举报。

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Published 24 July 2019 10:41am
Updated 24 July 2019 10:46am

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