取自移民与关卡局

五名马国男子试图走私价值逾21万元的咀嚼烟草(chewing tobacco)入境,却被本地执法人员截查,被判监禁。

根据卫生科学局所发表的文告,移民与关卡局人员于本月7日,在大士关卡进行例行检查时,一辆显示马国注册的罗厘中,发现了逾5万3000包的走私嚼烟,其市值竟高达21万3000元。

卫生科学局进一步调查后揭露,走私者的干案手法皆为接获指示后,一旦成功入境我国,便会抵达特定停车场,与嚼烟牵线人会面进行交易。

根据《烟草(广告与销售控制)》法令,禁止进口、分销、销售或兜售新兴烟草,包括水烟(shisha tobacco)、无烟烟草(smokeless tobacco)、咀嚼烟草,以及合成的新兴烟草。

而其中涉案的被告共五人,均为马来西亚籍,年龄介于37岁至51岁之间,因此被判入狱5至16周。

一经定罪,初犯者可被罚款最高1万元,或最长六个月监禁,或两者兼施。重犯者则将面临最高2万元罚款,或最长12个月监禁,或两者兼施。

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