The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has arrested 18 people accused of smuggling 183,700 metric tons of frozen seafood worth CNY 2.46 billion ($390m).
On Thursday (Feb 24), the GACC said officials from Zhanjiang Customs "broke" four smuggling rings operating in Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, and Shandong, and seized physical evidence.
The smuggling rings control companies that order frozen seafood such as octopus and Chinese hairtail, know as daiyu, to sell in China while falsely reporting specifications, origin and prices [...]
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