The First Case Of Illegal Operation Of Heated Non Combustible Cigarettes in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province Has Been Cracked, Involving A Value Of About 820000 Yuan

The first case of illegal operation of heated non combustible cigarettes in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province has been cracked, involving a value of about 820000 yuan

The first case of illegal operation of heated non combustible cigarettes was solved in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province. Law enforcement agencies seized 300000 KENT brand cigarettes and 618000 TEREA brand heated non combustible cigarettes, destroyed one transit warehouse, and arrested one person involved, with a total value of about 820000 yuan.

Recently, under the unified command of the Food, Drug and Environmental Investigation Detachment of Jiangmen Public Security Bureau and the Monopoly Office of Jiangmen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, the Economic Investigation Brigade of Kaiping Public Security Bureau in Guangdong Province fully utilized the new police operation mode of "professional+mechanism+big data" and the big data model of tobacco related illegal crimes to jointly crack an illegal cigarette trading case with Kaiping Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. 300000 KENT brand cigarettes and 618000 TEREA brand heated non combustible cigarettes were seized on site, one transit warehouse was destroyed, and one person involved in the case was arrested, with a value of about 820000 yuan. This is the first case of illegal trading of heated non combustible cigarettes solved in Jiangmen area.

On site pictures | Image source: Kaiping Municipal People's Government website

At around 9:00 am on November 4, 2024, the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Kaiping Public Security Bureau received a clue from the Jiangmen Food, Drug and Environmental Investigation Detachment that a criminal was engaged in illegal cigarette trading activities in Kaiping City. After receiving the report, the Economic Investigation Brigade of Kaiping Public Security Bureau quickly carried out investigation work and, under the guidance of the Food, Drug and Environmental Investigation Detachment of Jiangmen Public Security Bureau, identified the suspect as Lan Mouning (male, 32 years old, from Yulin, Guangxi).

On site pictures | Image source: Kaiping Municipal People's Government website

After investigation, Lan Mouning received illegal cigarettes smuggled from Guangxi and rented a stall in Fuxiang Market, Changsha Street Office, Kaiping City as a transit and storage hub for the illegal cigarettes. He sorted, packaged, and disguised the smuggled cigarettes as other goods before selling them to his next home. At around 14:00 on the same day, after identifying the individuals involved and the specific location where the illegal cigarettes were stored, the investigators quickly mobilized and arrested Lan Mouning. They also destroyed one transit warehouse and seized 918000 smuggled cigarettes of 17 different specifications from two brands on site, including 300000 KENT brand cigarettes and 618000 TEREA brand heated non combustible cigarettes, with a total value of about 820000 yuan involved.

On site pictures | Image source: Kaiping Municipal People's Government website

At present, Lan Mouning has been criminally detained by the Kaiping police on suspicion of illegal business operations. The successful investigation of this case has further cracked down on the illegal operation of new tobacco products, effectively maintained market order and the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and has certain reference value for cracking down on the illegal operation of new tobacco products in Jiangmen area.