Confiscation of smuggled tobacco and centralized destruction of smuggled tobacco have been carried out simultaneously in many places across the country

China News Service, October 12. According to the WeChat public account of the Ministry of Public Security, on October 12, Zhanjiang in Guangdong, Fangchenggang in Guangxi, Kunming in Yunnan, Urumqi in Xinjiang and other places simultaneously carried out centralized destruction of confiscated smuggled tobacco and a law-enhancing publicity campaign to "strengthen governance, protect people's safety, and promote development". 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 combating overseas counterfeiting of tobacco and smuggling it into the country, insisting on the combination of legal punishment, joint strikes, and comprehensive management, increasing comprehensive rectification of the entire chain of "purchasing, transportation, storage, and sales", strengthening special management of ports, borders, and sources of smuggling, strengthening cross-border law enforcement cooperation in combating smuggling, making every effort to block tobacco smuggling channels, and eradicating 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.

Customs anti-smuggling departments across the country will always maintain a high-pressure stance on 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.