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

An incoming male passenger was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with a fine of $1,000 by the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (October 22) for possessing duty-not-paid cigarettes and failing to declare them to Customs officers, in contravention of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (DCO). Customs officers intercepted the incoming 84-year-old local male passenger at the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point on September 22 and seized 801 duty-not-paid cigarettes from him. The estimated market value of the seized cigarettes was about $3,600, and the duty potential was about $2,600. The passenger was subsequently arrested. Customs welcomes the sentence. 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 may report any suspected illicit cigarette

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