Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine persons who allegedly tried to smuggle 2,000 boxes of duty unpaid cigarettes through Kaohsiung port.
In an announcement released on 8 March, it was disclosed that around 6 pm local time on 31 December 2023, a Togo-flagged cargo ship, Shun Feng, had entered the Taiwanese port from Hong Kong, on the pretext of seeking maintenance and repair at a nearby shipyard.
To avoid detection, the ship captain, a Chinese national surnamed Yu, created a secret compartment...
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