According to Guangzhou Customs, the Customs of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, which belongs to the customs, recently seized a case of passengers illegally carrying red coral products into the country, and seized about 24.5 kilograms of red coral products such as necklaces and beads in the luggage carried by passengers. At present, the customs has done further processing.
Customs officers seized more than 24 kilograms of red coral products
Earlier, when customs officers at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport were supervising a flight from Africa to Guangzhou, they found that there was an abnormality in the X-ray machine passing through the plane image of a male passenger's suitcase. The customs officer immediately carried out unpacking inspection and seized a large number of orange-red necklaces and beads in the luggage carried by the passengers, with a tight texture, high hardness, smooth surface with gaps and parallel growth patterns, and a net weight of about 24.5 kg. After being sent to a professional organization for identification, it was confirmed to be a red coral product of the family Red Coral family of the family Soft Coral.
Red coral necklace seized by customs officers
Red coral is an organic gemstone, formed by the accumulation of polyps, growing in the deep sea 100-2000 meters away from humans, growing extremely slowly, because of its rarity and non-renewable, it is listed in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which is a national protected wild animal in China, prohibiting illegal picking and restricting international trade.
Customs officers seized red coral products illegally carried into the country by passengers
Customs reminds: According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Animals and Other laws and regulations, in addition to legally holding the "Certificate of Permission to Import and Export", it is prohibited to trade, carry or mail endangered species and products into or out of the country, and if the circumstances are serious and constitute a crime, they will be investigated for criminal liability according to law.
Text/Guangzhou Daily, Xinhuacheng reporter Lin Lin, correspondent Guan Yue
Photo/ Guangzhou Daily, Xinhuacheng reporter Liao Xueming, correspondent Guan Yun
Guangzhou Daily New Flower City Editor Peng Wenqiang