188 million smuggled cigarettes and 2.7 tons of shredded tobacco were publicly destroyed in many places in China

China News Service, Beijing, October 12 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security of China that Zhanjiang in Guangdong, Fangchenggang in Guangxi, Kunming in Yunnan, Urumqi in Xinjiang and other places simultaneously carried out concentrated destruction of confiscated smuggled tobacco and a law-enhancing publicity campaign to "strengthen governance, protect people's safety, and promote development" on the 12th. A total of 188 million smuggled cigarettes, more than 55,000 e-cigarettes, and 2.7 tons of shredded tobacco were destroyed.

This destruction activity is implemented through harmless and environmentally friendly methods such as biomass power generation, effectively realizing the energy and resource utilization of waste.

Since the beginning of this year, 13 departments including the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, the Ministry of Public Security, and the General Administration of Customs have jointly launched a special operation to "clear the source and break the chain" to focus on cracking down on various tobacco-related illegal and criminal activities.

All departments focus on cracking down on overseas counterfeit tobacco smuggling into the country, intensify comprehensive rectification of the entire chain of "purchasing, transportation, storage and sales", strengthen special management of ports, borders and smuggling sources, strengthen transnational and cross-border law enforcement cooperation in combating smuggling, make every effort to block tobacco smuggling channels, and eliminate the soil and conditions for tobacco-related illegal and criminal activities to the greatest extent possible. Since the launch of the special operation, more than 4,500 tobacco smuggling cases have been investigated across the country, and 1.27 billion smuggled cigarettes, 150,000 cigars, and 39.8 tons of cut tobacco and leaves have been seized, with a value of 2.37 billion yuan.

The national customs anti-smuggling department stated that it will always maintain a high-pressure stance against illegal and criminal activities related to cigarette smuggling, strengthen departmental linkage and coordination, improve long-term joint law enforcement mechanisms, strengthen international law enforcement cooperation, deepen comprehensive management, effectively maintain a good market economic order, and fully protect national interests and consumer rights.