"Most of these old clothes come from foreign second-hand markets and morgues. Without any sterilization and disinfection procedures, it often carries a large number of infectious bacteria, which belongs to the' foreign garbage' prohibited by the state. " According to Zhang Ruiyu, Deputy Chief of Intelligence Department of Zhangzhou Anti-smuggling Branch of Xiamen Customs, these clothes will be sold in night markets, stalls, online stores and other channels after simple sorting and rinsing, which seriously affects the public's personal health.
According to reports, in mid-April this year, Xiamen Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau got a clue that in the near future, smugglers will organize a batch of old clothes from abroad, smuggle them into the country by sea, and transport them to other areas for cleaning and sales. After learning this news, Xiamen Customs immediately conducted intelligence research and made efforts to strengthen the inspection of waters in the customs area. At 22 o'clock on the evening of May 26, when the customs anti-smuggling police patrolled the waters near Xiamen, they found that a cargo ship named "Yifa" deliberately shut down AIS (Automatic Ship Identification System), which was extremely suspicious.
"Please stop the ship immediately and accept the customs inspection!" After ordering the suspected vessel to stop, the customs anti-smuggling police quickly jumped up to help board the suspected vessel. Sure enough, the ship was full of packages wrapped in plastic bags of different colors, which smelled badly. With the further opening up, a large number of leather clothes, sweaters and jeans with foreign labels come into view. Many clothes have obvious marks and stains, and some underwear even has blood. During the inventory process, the investigators also found a large number of children's clothes. According to captain Zhuang Moumou, these old clothes were shipped from Busan Port, South Korea, and were prepared to be smuggled into the country from the sea.