The emblem of the Korea Customs Service / Yonhap
Customs authorities stated Tuesday they’ve cracked down on three people accused of smuggling almost 2 million packs of cigarettes and making false customs declarations to keep away from taxes.
The Seoul Regional Customs beneath the Korea Customs Service stated it has referred the suspects to the prosecution on fees of violating the Customs Act.
In keeping with authorities, the suspects reportedly smuggled 1.75 million packs of exported cigarettes again to Korea by fooling customs as in the event that they had been re-exporting them to a 3rd nation.
They deceived authorities by declaring containers full of water bottles and newspapers as cigarettes whereas hiding the precise cigarettes in a secret warehouse within the port metropolis of Busan, authorities stated.
In that course of, the suspects evaded paying round 6.1 billion received ($4.2 million) in taxes, in keeping with authorities.
The ringleader is reportedly on trial for the same cigarette smuggling try and was discovered to have amassed belongings price lots of of tens of millions of received, together with an costly condo in Seoul.
Customs authorities stated they’ve seized the belongings in cooperation with the prosecution.
