292 catties of gold were cast into compressor parts! Hong Kong Customs cracked the largest gold smuggling case in history!
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On March 27, Hong Kong Customs cracked a jaw-dropping gold smuggling case.
【Glittering Temptation】
In Hong Kong, China, a 31-year-old man tried to smuggle gold worth 77.59 million yuan to Japan in a way you would never have imagined. Yes, you heard it right, that's 146 kilograms, or about 292 catties of gold! This is the number one case in the history of Hong Kong Customs.
【Clever camouflage】
This criminal is not only bold, but also quite creative. He first dissolves the gold at high temperatures and then skillfully injects it into the molds of various machine parts. These "gold fittings" are made of rough workmanship, and they use this unusual camouflage in the hope of avoiding the eyes of customs.
【Customs' wit】
Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky. Officers of the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) discovered an abnormality through X-ray inspection during an inspection of a consignment to be exported to Japan at the Customs Inspection Yard at the airport. The air cargo, which was reported to be carrying two air compressors, was in an unusually dense and complex structure in some parts under X-rays, which immediately aroused the alarm of customs officers.
【The Cost of Tax Evasion】
It is understood that the man suspected of being involved in the case tried to evade local taxes by opening a company with no substantive business and entrusting a logistics company to deliver this batch of "special goods". If the gold is successfully smuggled into Japan, it is estimated that about HK$8.4 million in tax could be evaded.
【Guago's Message】
On the road to wealth, integrity and law-abiding are the bottom line that can never be discarded. Although the man's disguise may seem ingenious, he still failed to escape the law in the end. Friends, let's look forward to the final outcome of this case.