Zhuhai, Macao jointly crack smuggling case

Gongbei customs in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai has cracked a case involving the smuggling of electronic products and cosmetics worth 150 million yuan (about 21.44 million U.S. dollars).

The suspects illegally shipped products from Macao and secretly unloaded them at ports with no customs inspection in Zhuhai, according to the customs.

Police started to investigate the suspected vessel last year. They found correlations between the case and four previous ones that took place in the sea area between Zhuhai and Macao in the past three years.

On June 10, Gongbei and Macao customs conducted a joint raid, arresting 21 suspects and seizing a batch of laptops, cosmetics and other goods.

Further investigation is underway.