中国加强打击成品油走私

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　　As of Friday, more than two thousand marine² police, anti-smuggling police and armed policemen in eight cities have captured more than 250 suspects and seized 440-thousand tons of refined oil.

　　The campaign has also detained 27 ships.

　　It is estimated that the total value involved amounts to 2.2 billion yuan, or some 360 million US dollars.

　　The campaign is the largest of its kind in recent years.

　　中国加强打击成品油走私

　　Zhu Feng, Deputy director of the anti-smuggling bureau under China's General Administration of Customs says: "Oil smuggling harms our country's economic order and leads to unfair market competition. Many legal enterprises have been impacted. Oil smuggling also involves tax evasion³."

　　According to Chinese customs authorities, the smugglers have developed a wide variety of methods and the smuggling of refined oil is rampant⁴ across the country.

　　The smuggled⁵ oil contains large amounts of impurities⁶ and falls beneath quality standards.

　　This of course poses huge a potential threat to the public safety.

　　China has intensified⁷ its crackdown on refined oil smuggling since last month.

　　The customs authorities have detected 28 refined oil smuggling cases nationwide, involving around 2.7 billion yuan.

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