Unfinished smuggling tunnel at Shenzhen-Hong Kong border sealed

By Chen Xiaoli | December 25, 2013, Wednesday |

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POLICE discovered and sealed an unfinished tunnel dug under a residential complex garage in Shenzhen city, believed to be intended for smuggling goods from Hong Kong, Xinhua news agency reported.

The tunnel, in the Changling Village area in Shenzhen, was about 40 meters long, 0.8 meter wide and 1 meter tall, according to the report.

Interior lighting, ventilation pipes and carts, track, ropes and pulleys to transport smuggled goods were already inside the facility, it was reported.

Frontier inspection soldiers discovered the tunnel on December 19. Police seized the equipment on the spot and took a property owner connected to the case into custody.

Investigators concluded that the tunnel was intended to be used to smuggle mobile phones, hard drives, tablet computers and other electronic products from Hong Kong to China’s mainland to evade Customs duty and other taxes.

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Unfinished smuggling tunnel at Shenzhen-Hong Kong border sealed

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