Police bust massive e-trash smuggling ring
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 72,000 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="laptops">laptops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="e">e</span>-<span word="trash">trash</span>" <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="E">E</span>-<span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="batteries">batteries</span>, <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Liwen">Liwen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 54 <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raid">raid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 5, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raid">raid</span>, <span word="seizing">seizing</span> 185 <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="and">and</span> 200 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="Investigations">Investigations</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="smuggled">smuggled</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 72,000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2013, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,800 <span word="containers">containers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="junk">junk</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span>.</p><p><span word="E">E</span>-<span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="arises">arises</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>: <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="recyclers">recyclers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span>. <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="copper">copper</span>, <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span>, <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metals">metals</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Boju">Boju</span>, <span word="director">director</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="NGO">NGO</span>.</p>
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