Chinese man Imports ULM helicopter concealed in Garbage container

Xiamen Customs seized the country since the first helicopter smuggling case

2013-08-05 08:49 Source: Legal Network   

In recent years, the Customs seized smuggled cars, electronics, etc. are not uncommon, however, but in Xiamen Customs import inspection found a container attempted illegal importation, worth nearly one million of the helicopter, which is also still in the National Customs the first time. Recently, the Legal Daily reporter rushed to the Xiamen Customs under the Customs Office of lions Stephen Chau, learned of the case and seized the whole story.

Waste plastic inner mystery and more

"At the time, risk control instructions received, we are ready to declare the import of a company in Xiamen 28 containers of waste plastics physical inspection to prevent the shipment within the concealing 'foreign trash'." Lions Office Shek Wu Supervisory Section Customs officers Gong moon recalls.



January 21, 2013 afternoon, Gong Schomburg guide field workers with a forklift to move out of waste plastic containers, the beginning, took the name of waste plastics are neatly tied, when found in the bottom of the container, a couple with other waste plastic bales of old bags of different causes Gong Schomburg's attention. "One kind of goods, of two kinds of packaging is clearly unreasonable." Gong moon while thinking, while the old weaving open, sure enough, there are countries banned the import of bags of waste printed circuit boards.

Abnormal situation! Gong Shuo Yan Qingchun immediately report the situation to the chief, and continue to be emptied container inspection. Next, forklifts from another pulled out a large wooden container bottom and two oblong wooden box. "This is certainly not installed waste plastics, out of the box!" Box is opened, showing in front of a group of machine parts: five Earth-ear sell, two three-meter-long propellers, there seems to be an airplane tail. "In the beginning we speculated that it might be wind turbines, but then one day the 'harvest' Let's surprise Hubei endless, we actually found a helicopter from a container cabin." Yanqing Chun told reporters.

Customs officers ultimately spent two and a half hours for 28 containers of goods carried out a thorough examination, were found with 25 containers concealing cargo, including 4,957 bottles of red wine, watches 2428, 12 motorcycles, motorcycle accessories 124 , electronic components, auto parts, clothing, accessories, electronic components and other waste of about 137 tons.

Most of our attention or those helicopter components.Subsequently, Customs officers will conduct a simple assembly of these parts, a machine about 5 meters, two-seater light helicopter show in front of everyone.

Drawing the snake out of its hole capture shippers

That someone smuggling helicopter! Case will soon be transferred to Xiamen Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau.

Through preliminary investigation, a key figure surfaced - Quanzhou, a company official declaration Jiangmou.

Inquiry, the actual owner of the goods Jiangmou account Yaomou Hong Kong people. November 2012, Yao was introduced to find the company, requiring its import agent Shipment from Hong Kong, the two sides reached an agreement ton of cargo clearance fee 1400 yuan, 1500 yuan per container plus the inspection fee.

In the investigation, the anti-smuggling police also got an important message - Yaomou may still be inside. For the snake out of its hole, the anti-smuggling customs officers quietly, secretly doing everything possible to get information about Yao. January 23, the anti-smuggling police finally grasp the exact whereabouts of Yao. Day at 4 pm, arrest team hotel in Quanzhou, Fujian Shan Yao will still sleeping captured in one fell swoop. Upon review, the batch is suspected of concealing smuggled Yao actual owner.

In the interrogation, Yao admitted that he acquired a large number of cars in Hong Kong, accessories, wine and motorcycle hidden in the normal declaration of imports of goods in an attempt to enter sales profit, and that light helicopters are friends which commissioned him concealing smuggled .

The owner removed Qianli Xun

And that helicopter is Who? What is the purpose? The owner is also intends to continue to smuggle it? To get to the bottom, the anti-smuggling customs officers began looking for the helicopter principal.



As the helicopter import agent commissioned several subcontractors, Yao can not provide a valid contact information and contacts, so that the "tracing" Work was deadlocked. To this end, Customs officers through the retrieval and analysis of relevant personnel phone records, hotel accommodation records, combining Yao confession, and finally to identify the true identity of the helicopter owner Ryu. May 10, 2013, in cooperation with the local police station in Hunan, the customs officers at Hunan Zhuzhou City District captured Ryu.

Originally, Liu Guangxi is a General Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., general manager, the company main business is general aviation 's R&D production. 2012, the company that civil helicopter market prospects, the decision launched light helicopter manufacturing project, a company ordered to Italy this aircraft worth € 92,000 second-hand helicopters, promising as the company developed to demonstrate prototype.



After signing the contract, Ryu will hire a Guangzhou customs import clearance helicopter company agent matters. As time is tight, second-hand helicopters normal import requirements automatic import license, but more stringent approval is required layers of approval, time-consuming, difficult.

Ryu as soon as possible helicopter import, then the way to package clearance freight forwarding company will be entrusted to a Guangzhou helicopter imported into the country, but the freight forwarding company in Guangzhou, for various reasons unable to import the goods on time, after five subcontractors, and ultimately embrace the Yaomou Cheng line of business, and the helicopter hiding in imports of waste plastics in an attempt to break through the barrier.

The case has been transferred Procuratorate.