Since the beginning of this year, under the unified deployment of the General Administration of Customs, Shenzhen Customs has continued to carry out special actions such as 'Blue Sky 2018' to crack down on smuggling of 'foreign garbage' and effectively safeguard national ecological civilization and people's lives and safety. According to statistics, the first 5 years of this year In the month, Shenzhen Customs has seized 19 cases of solid waste smuggling crimes, involving more than 90,000 tons of solid wastes.
The underground workshop is located in Shantou City, Guangdong Province. From the investigation site, it can be seen that under dim lighting, many men are constantly pushing waste plastics into the machines on the two production lines. The air is filled with smoky and pungent It is said that some waste plastics will eventually become plastic bags, plastic boxes or even lunch boxes in our daily life after simple processing and processing.
This is a production scenario of a smuggled waste plastics processing factory investigated and investigated in Shantou City when the Shenzhen Customs launched a special operation to combat the 'blues 2018' smuggling of 'foreign garbage' on May 22. In order to pursue interests, these underground workshops also put the production process in place. The untreated waste water produced in the facility is discharged at will, and directly dyes the adjacent river into black. This is an underground workshop-style smuggling waste plastics processing plant that seriously affects people's health and safety and severely damages the ecological environment. The blow heart.
Since the beginning of this year, under the unified deployment of the General Administration of Customs, Shenzhen Customs has continuously carried out special actions such as 'Blue Sky 2018' to severely crack down on smuggling of 'foreign garbage'. In the first five months of this year, 19 cases of solid waste smuggling crimes were discovered. More than 90,000 tons of waste.
Dig deeper for smuggling of 'foreign rubbish'
On February 3 this year, Shenzhen Customs launched a large-scale investigation of smuggling of solid waste, codenamed 'Mission 2018-2'. It seized more than 1,000 tons of waste plastics involved in the case, as well as documentary evidence and physical evidence, and arrested 12 criminal suspects. Initially identified, the above-mentioned criminal suspect smuggled imported waste plastics by more than 50,000 tons by using other people's licenses.
In the follow-up investigation of this case, the Shenzhen Customs officials continued to dig deeper and expand the line, followed closely, and gradually grasped that other criminal suspects were using other people's licenses to smuggle imported waste plastics. Shenzhen Ocean was quickly setting up a joint task force. , 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉 缉
In the early morning of May 22, according to the General Administration of Customs crackdown on the 'blue sky 2018' operation of 'foreign waste' smuggling, the Shenzhen Customs launched a large-scale investigation campaign against the smuggling of solid waste codenamed 'Mission 2018-6' and dispatched more than 60 policemen. In Shantou, Guangdong, Zhengzhou, Henan, and Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, arrests and arrests were conducted. Five major criminal suspects were arrested, and documentary evidence and physical evidence were obtained. Initially identified, the above-mentioned criminal suspects were from January 2012 to December 2017. , The use of other people's licenses for smuggling imported waste plastics amounted to more than 41,000 tons.
After investigation, the suspects directly ordered waste plastics in the United States, Japan, and other places, and then sent goods and customs clearance gangs to use waste plastics import approvals from other enterprises, smuggled imported plastics from various ports in the customs area, and transported them to Guangzhou, Shantou. Some enterprises in Huiyang and other places that do not have the qualification for waste plastics processing and processing are processing and sales.
Shi Jinmin, head of the Investigation Department of the Shenzhen Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau, told reporters that these illegal processing plants are mostly family-owned underground workshops. They are not formally registered, production equipment is poor, and there are no environmental protection measures in the production process. They are purchased overseas. Waste plastics, without corresponding environmental assessment qualifications, can not apply for permits, so buy some companies illegally reselling licenses, using smuggled methods to smuggling through general trade entry.
It is understood that in foreign countries, companies cannot just abandon these wastes. They have to pay for them and hand them over to professional organizations. Some lawbreakers have taken a look at the difference, so they buy smuggled goods at home at low prices, and resell them after simple processing. Shi Jinmin stated that these black industrial chains have huge profits, but waste plastic processing not only pollutes the environment but also greatly jeopardizes human health.
Rejecting high-polluted solid waste
According to reports, the general recyclable solid waste is often doped with high-polluting garbage and hazardous waste. In order to effectively protect the ecological environment and the people's health, China has adjusted its waste import regulations and rejected high-polluting solid waste. In July 2017, China formally notified the World Trade Organization that since the end of 2017, it will no longer receive 14 categories of 125 solid wastes, including waste plastics, paper, waste slag, and textiles. Industrial sources can be used as raw materials. The import of waste plastics must strictly abide by the relevant laws and procedures, and waste plastics of non-industrial sources such as sources of life are included in the list of prohibited imports since January 1, 2018.
Xi Jinmin told reporters that waste plastic itself is polluting. Most of the processing facilities of small workshops are unqualified. Their finished products are mainly used for various kinds of plastic products, including plastic pots, plastic bowls, plastic spoons and other daily necessities. Dangerously, the waste water produced by the company during production is discharged without treatment, directly polluting the soil, groundwater and public water sources; the untreated waste gas during the high-temperature melting process contains a large amount of harmful substances, and is directly polluted after free discharge. Atmosphere, causing serious damage to the surrounding ecology and the environment.
In April this year, a company in Huidong declared to import a batch of low-density polyethylene from Shenzhen Yantian Port (8.000, -0.13, -1.60%). When the Shenzhen Customs was affiliated to Dapeng Customs, it found that the goods had a strange appearance. Immediately sampled and submitted for inspection. On May 18, the inspection and appraisal confirmed that the batch of cargo was scrap of ethylene polymer, belonging to the solid waste that the country restricted to import, with a total weight of 25 tons. At present, the case has been transferred to the smuggling department for further investigation. .
Low-density polyethylene is often used as a packaging film, especially for food packaging. It can also be used for paper coatings, insulation materials, daily necessities, and toys. Many of the finished products made of this material are in close contact with people in daily life. If there is a problem with the quality of raw materials, it may cause serious harm to the environment, health, and safety of life.
With the deepening of the crackdown on 'foreign garbage' action, a large number of smuggling of household waste was directly rejected by the customs. On May 8, Dapeng Customs seized a large amount of domestic garbage from imported containers from Singapore, including paper and plastic. Packaging, mineral water bottles, etc., total about 10 cubic meters, and there are obvious odor and mildew phenomenon. According to relevant laws and regulations, the customs department has now initiated investigations.
Improve the inspection ratio of imported solid waste
Shenzhen Customs strictly implemented the spirit of the Central Government and the General Administration of Customs, strictly sealed the entry of foreign waste, and strictly implemented the 'Three 100%' requirement for inspection of solid wastes, ie, 100% customs clearance at any customs inspection site equipped with H986 container inspection equipment. Inspection, all imported containers of waste plastics with high environmental risk are thoroughly inspected manually, and 100% of the weight of the transport vehicles carrying imported solid waste is weighed.
At present, the Shenzhen Customs has further increased the percentage of inspections for imported direct solids imported from some key areas. At the same time, it has reduced the number of qualified import ports for solid waste and reduced it from the existing 8 to 3; and further strengthened the security entry risk prevention. It will focus on collecting information on illegal activities such as smuggling and reselling licenses through the 'transshipment' and 'fighting cabinets' in Hong Kong, and increase the monitoring and control ratio of imported solid waste and suspected or 'shadow goods'.
In addition, Shenzhen Customs also launched a special campaign for the import of waste plastics. It re-checked the registration information of 16 importers of waste plastics in the customs area one by one, immediately adjusted the credit rating of the list of untrustworthy companies for supervision of key environmental risks, and notified the implementation of 33 joint corrections units. Joint disciplinary action. Established clue exchanges, case notifications, joint operations and other cooperation mechanisms with Shenzhen local environmental protection agencies to jointly implement special rectification.
At the same time, the Customs digs into the source of 'foreign rubbish' smuggling cases to identify the cases as important sources of intelligence. Through combing and analyzing the cases, it accurately correlates with other involved gangs and excavates the complete chain of smuggling. This year, the Shenzhen Customs has succeeded. Dig 26 affiliates.
Xi Jinmin stated that in the next step, Shenzhen Customs will further fix the evidence, dig deeper and expand the line, and strengthen cooperation with local law enforcement agencies to achieve the full chain of governance against smuggling, illegal operations, and environmental pollution, and fully protect the social ecological environment and people. The life and health of the people.