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Counterfeit cut tobacco operation earns 50,000 yuan a day; 28 tons of tobacco seized on site

Production equipment inside a bamboo-shed factory. In a remote mountain ravine, authorities in Jieyang shut down an illegal counterfeiting site on barren land, seizing more than 28 tons of tobacco and 8.2 tons of cut tobacco at the scene. Seven people wer

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Production equipment in the Bamboo Shed factory

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Bamboo shed factory in a ravine

    Jieyang end off a deserted mountain counterfeiting dens on the scene seized more than 28 tons of tobacco 8.2 tons of tobacco 7 people were detained

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    Guangzhou Daily Jieyang (Reporter Chen Zhengxin, Guan Jiayu correspondent Sun Yangzhou, Zhan Jiansong, Zeng Zexin photographic reports) in the morning, the barren mountain field a large bamboo shed & ldquo; factory & rdquo; Inside the boiler, cutting machines and other machines rotating non-stop, the workers are busy packing the finished product into the bag, piled up aside waiting for the big Trucks to pull away …… at first glance, thought a factory is busy production, in fact, this is in the illegal processing and production of fake cigarettes. Yesterday, the Jieyang City Public Security Bureau informed that the detection of an illegal production of fake tobacco cases, in Huilai County, Kwai Tan Town, a field puddle smashed an illegal processing and production of tobacco dens, the scene seized the size of the processing machine 7 units, 28.2 tons of tobacco, 8.2 tons of tobacco, with a total value of 1,733,805,000 yuan, the arrest of seven suspects of counterfeiting.

    Suspicious: mountain puddle now “ bamboo shed factory ” two intersections are sentinel

    According to the police, Huilai police received the mass to provide clues, in Kwai Tan Town, North Shanpu Village, a valley was found to have an area of five or six acres of & ldquo; bamboo scaffolding factories & rdquo;.

     The place near the rolling hills, dense woods, rare, generally no one will be close. This has caused the Huilai police attach great importance to the task force decided to disguise themselves as villagers to investigate.

     After investigation, the initial suspicion is likely to be a counterfeiting workshop. The & ldquo; factory & rdquo; the build is extremely simple, all by the three-color paper and asphalt paper, bamboo built, the investigation ruled out the possibility of drug production workshop.

    Investigators found a large number of tobacco, by a large truck loaded in, after the workshop machines began to start.

    For further clarification of the operation of this den law, three police officers take turns squatting and waiting, observing the trajectory of its activities, collect intelligence. The police disguised as villagers driving a motorcycle in the “factory” rear activities. The police accidentally found, leading to the mysterious & ldquo; factory & rdquo; there are two roads, each intersection with 24-hour sentry. & ldquo; two of the points are open sentry, there are several mobile sentry. Once the wind or suspicious people enter, they may be through the walkie-talkie Notification of personnel to escape. ”

    Arrest: the machine in the turn of the workers in the busy did not react to be caught

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     “This counterfeit dens are generally 6:00 a.m. start, 18:00 stop rest. If we enter this place from the main road, it is easy to be exposed in the eyes of the sentry. If you take a small road, the car is not good to drive, but it is not easy to be found. ” police introduction.

     On the morning of the 19th, 8:00 am, the task force joint County Tobacco Bureau and a total of more than 20 people to form an arrest team began to act. “ In 300 meters from the nest on top of a hill, a group of police driving found three suspects in the big truck next to smoking and chatting.

     When the police drove a jeep close to the big trucks, a dangerous scene appeared, the jeep almost braking fell off the cliff, but fortunately there are cars in front of the timely blocking. The police arrested three suspects on the spot, the rest went straight to the counterfeit dens.

    Police: “When we came to the counterfeiting dens found that the machine is running, the boiler is smoking, the engine roared. Workers are busy packing finished products into bags, piled up on the side waiting for large trucks to pull away. Seeing our arrival, the counterfeiters fled in all directions. Finally, in the nest and arrested four suspects. ”

    Currently, seven suspects have been criminally detained, the case is further digging to expand the line.

    Uncovered

    Daily profit of at least 50,000 yuan during the Spring Festival to start production

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    Police introduced these counterfeiters are well organized, equipped with walkie-talkies. According to the suspect Chen Mou Zhou account, the nest from the beginning of February this year began to shed, the official production is during the Spring Festival,“ because this time many people are home for the New Year, it is not easy to detect. ” #p#Page title #e#

    The police introduced, more and more counterfeiting dens show such characteristics: First, most of them take the diesel power generation, and the use of muffling equipment, not easy to be found. Second, the counterfeiting workshop is usually in the simple shed open operation, sometimes the lawless elements will be located in a more hidden generator & ldquo; basement & rdquo;.

    According to the suspects, the tobacco raw materials from Heilongjiang, through the baking and cutting of tobacco in this place, such as processing and production, and then packaged into a bag, a packet of 40 pounds or so, and then transit to Fujian Province to be packaged and then sold throughout the country.

    The police said that the processing of tobacco in this den has no legal inspection procedures, not regular manufacturers. From the current grasp of the situation, the dens normal open daily at least 50,000 yuan in profits, some workers' daily wages up to hundreds of dollars.

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