20 containers of illegally exported fireworks and firecrackers were seized and destroyed! 12 people were sentenced! ! !

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On December 15, the Ningbo Port Special Rectification Coordination Group for the Illegal Export of Fireworks and Firecrackers (hereinafter referred to as the “Coordination Group”) announced that,Since 2022, a total of 20 containers of illegally exported fireworks and firecrackers have been destroyed in Ningbo Port, and 12 people have been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment for smuggling fireworks and firecrackers., effectively curbing the high incidence of illegal exports of fireworks and firecrackers.

At the end of 2021, ten departments including the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued"Opinions on Punishing Crimes Involving Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Inflammable and Explosive Dangerous Goods in accordance with the Law", which clarifies the criminal illegality of illegal export of fireworks and firecrackers at ports. The coordination group organized transportation, customs, maritime affairs and other relevant departments to strengthen docking and contact with the public prosecutors and law enforcement agencies, further refine the criminal composition, evidence specifications, identification methods and evidence collection requirements of illegal export of fireworks and firecrackers cases, and reach a consensus on cracking down in accordance with the law.

It is understood thatIn 2022, the public security department detained 1 person, released 4 people on bail pending trial, arrested 14 people, and transferred 4 people for prosecution. 12 defendants were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 1 to 4 years for endangering public security in dangerous ways.

According to the relevant person in charge of the coordination group, since the signing of the "Law Enforcement Cooperation Memorandum" by the public security, transportation, customs, maritime and other departments, a consensus has been reached on on-site disposal, classification processing, clue transmission, communication and cooperation, etc., and the illegal export of fireworks and firecrackers has been supervised by multiple parties. Remediation efforts have achieved certain results. Since the beginning of this year, the customs has seized 7 containers of fireworks and firecrackers, investigated and dealt with 1 administrative case, and fined more than 39,000 yuan; the Transportation Bureau has seized 8 related cases, and fined 890,000 yuan; the customs has investigated 2 cases of evading commodity inspection, and arrested 2 suspects..

In 2022, the coordination group launched a wartime destruction mode for illegally exported fireworks and firecrackers at the port, and took timely destruction measures for illegally exported fireworks and firecrackers seized in the port area to quickly eliminate potential risks and ensure continued safety and stability in the port sector. According to the statistics,A total of 3 centralized destruction operations were organized throughout the year, with more than 1,200 police personnel dispatched; 20 illegal export containers of fireworks and firecrackers were destroyed, including 17,818 boxes of fireworks, 1,454 boxes and 175,824 hand-held flame signals, and 47 boxes and 890 fireworks bombs.

In addition, in order to strengthen the source management of illegally exported fireworks and firecrackers, the public security department has used digital empowerment to solidly promote the application of digital model scenarios for early warning of hazardous fireworks and firecrackers to further enhance the detection and management capabilities of illegal crimes outside Ningbo Port. In 2022, the model accumulated 7,369 pieces of early warning information, screened out more than 20 pieces of suspicious vehicle information, obtained 16 case clues, and successfully uncovered 1 case of illegal transportation of dangerous goods.

my country's fireworks and firecracker production accounts for about 90% of the world. About 100,000 containers are sold to all parts of the world every year, 98% of which are shipped through ports and exported to the world by sea. However, currently only a few domestic ports such as Shanghai and Beihai allow the export of fireworks and firecrackers. Since it is far from meeting market demand,Some cargo owners, freight forwarders, and buyers took risks under the temptation of profit and chose major ports including Ningbo to smuggle goods by concealing and making false declarations.

Customs reminder:Fireworks and firecrackers must pass customs inspection before being allowed to be exported. They must be licensed by relevant departments and exported at ports with corresponding qualifications. Their packaging must comply with relevant national regulations on the transportation and storage of flammable and explosive dangerous goods. Customs will severely crack down on the illegal export of dangerous goods such as fireworks and firecrackers.

Major shipping companies have issued announcements one after another, reiterating that concealment, false reporting, misreporting, and omissions are not allowed, and heavy fines will be imposed on those who conceal dangerous goods. The General Administration of Customs also stated that it will resolutely curb the illegal activities of false and concealed declarations!A mobilization meeting for the deployment of the 100-day special action "Comprehensive Management of Port Dangerous Goods" was held.

Once the illegal export of fireworks and firecrackers is discovered,The companies involved not only face economic losses, but in serious cases will bear corresponding criminal liability in accordance with the law, and will also implicate freight forwarders and customs declaration companies.It can be said to be an act that harms others and ourselves! In recent years, major ports have frequently uncovered major cases of concealment of dangerous goods., many relevant responsible persons have been subject to criminal coercive measures.

Remind again:

Concealing and concealing dangerous goods harms others and ourselves

The alarm bell must sound!