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Customs and Border Protection Students (CBP) in South California They allegedly seized a huge move by illegally imported cigarettes intercepted by two passengers of cruise last month.
Police officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seafood discovered approximately 150,000 cigarettes, stored in 749 cardboard in 10 luggage pieces, from couple who arrived from Ensenada, Mexico17. April, according to a statement for the public CBP.
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CBP estimated that the seizure was involved, but it was not limited to 326 cardboard NewPort 100s and 210 cardboard Marlboro Golds-a-Da would be worth about $ 59,920, assuming a low sales price of $ 80 per unit.
“This is definitely a big bust,” said Jaime Ruiz, CBP strategic medial media branch for most of the Western US, he told Fox News Digital. Ruiz called him “One of the greatest we saw in the Long Beach Sea Port Complex.”
Two women were reportedly found with nearly 150,000 smuggling cigarettes on the Los Angeles/Long Beach seafood. (American Customs and Border Protection | East)
The women introduced themselves to inspection after disembarking at a cruise terminal on Long Beach, and in which time a cigarette stock was found.
Despite the receipt of the purchase, they were unable to produce licenses for transporting such tobacco products.
“Sales of illegally imported cigarettes could make high earnings for underground suppliers because of low cigarette costs when purchased abroad and tax evasion that are owed to imports,” said Africa R. Bell, CBP Luke Director Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaportaccording to a statement.
The seizure occurred on April 17 at the California Cruise Long Beach Cruise. (Google Maps)
“This type of scheme not only avoids revenue owed to the United States, but can be harmful to the US consumer,” Bell continued, noting that “CBP officials remain dedicated to the implementation of our laws and protect the US public.”
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Incident investigation may continue, he notes Fox 11 Los Angelesand women may be subject to punishment for violation of the Import Law.
About 749 cigarette cards were seized: 326 cardboard NewPort 100s, 210 cardboard Marlboro Golds, 112 cardboard Marlboro Reds, 58 Card Card of NewPort Breats and 43 Cardboard Marlboro Silvers. (American customs and border protection)
But the “immediate consequence,” Ruiz noted, “now is a negative record and, according to the default settings, have made a significant loss of nearly $ 60,000.”
This loss, Ruiz continued, was realized in the deprivation and destruction of cigarettes.
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“Passengers who deliberately do not respect US laws and imports for imports often pay a high price,” said Cheryl M. Davies, director of the CBP field operation Los Angeles.
