Smuggling

China intercepts mammoth waste quantities

July 20, 2018

The country’s Government has intercepted nearly one million tonnes of illegally imported waste, since the import ban came into effect in January. Since the complete ban on imported waste at the beginning of this year, China has been “cracking down” on illegal imports, focusing particularly on smuggling networks, reports Resource. The new operation, ‘Sword at […]

Canadian caught smuggling meth in toner cartridges

April 13, 2018

Last month, a Canadian national, 28, was remanded in custody in Auckland, NZ, having been caught attempting to smuggle 18kg of methamphetamine into the country in a batch of printer toner cartridges. As tvnz reported, the Canadian national was “charged with the importation and possession for supply of a class A controlled drug”, an offence […]

Cocaine found in printer cartridges

October 23, 2017