BEIJING: China Customs seized more than 210,000 tones of smuggled rice worth 205 million dollar last year.
The anti-smuggling bureau of General Administration of Customs (GAC) cracked 467 cases linked to rice in 2014 in a special drive against the smuggling of agricultural products, GAC’s deputy head Zhu Feng said Saturday .
The campaign, dubbed “Green Wind”, mainly targeted grains, frozen meat products, sugar, cotton and cooking oil.
Zhu, however, said the total value of smuggled products recovered during the campaign was 44.9 billion yuan, up 96 percent from a year earlier.
The official said illegal activities like tax evasion hurt the domestic agricultural industry and also pose serious food safety hazards.
