In the first three quarters, customs filed and investigated 487 cases of agricultural product smuggling crimes

A reporter recently learned from the General Administration of Customs that in the first three quarters, customs authorities nationwide handled a total of 14,235 smuggling cases, and the "Green Wind" special campaign against agricultural product smuggling achieved phased results.

From January to September this year, customs authorities nationwide filed and investigated 487 criminal cases of agricultural product smuggling, with an alleged tax evasion of 7.1 billion yuan, up 70.9% and 40.3% year on year respectively. Zhang Guangzhi, spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs, said that customs authorities nationwide will continue to intensify efforts to combat the smuggling of rice and other agricultural products, and strictly crack down on all types of smuggling and illegal acts that endanger national economic, political, cultural, social and ecological security.