Incoming passenger convicted and jailed for possession of duty-not-paid cigarettes (with photo)

An incoming male passenger was sentenced to four weeks' imprisonment by the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (October 29) for possessing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO). Customs officers intercepted an incoming 26-year-old Mainland male passenger at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point yesterday (October 28) and seized 516 duty-not-paid cigarettes from his personal belonging, with an estimated market value of about $2,600, and a duty potential of about $1,700. The male passenger was subsequently arrested. Customs welcomes the sentence, noting that even a first-time offender may still be imprisoned. The custodial sentence has imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflects the seriousness of the offences. Members of the public should not defy the law. Customs reminds members of the public that under the DCO, cigarettes are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years. Members of the public m

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