Smugglers of refined oil are targeted

China Coast Guard officers have detained 3,587 people on suspicion of smuggling refined oil and cracked more than 800 such cases since last year, according to the Coast Guard on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, they have broken up 18 major smuggling operations involving oil and confiscated 700,000 metric tons of refined petroleum products. The amount of money involved was put at 3.3 billion yuan ($483 million).

According to the China Coast Guard, it has carried out several campaigns since 2017 to target the smuggling of refined oil, during which it sent out more than 15,000 naval patrols and uncovered 856 cases.