On the 26th, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office seized 693 kilograms of bricks of heroin from the fishing boat "Yong Fu Sheng" in the Wuqiu waters of Kinmen County. This is currently the largest seizure in Taiwan.

The Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office seized 693 kilograms of heroin bricks on the fishing boat "Yong Fu Sheng" in the Wuqiu waters of Kinmen County on the 26th. This is the largest bulk heroin smuggling case uncovered in Taiwan so far! (Photo source: Taiwan Dongsen News Cloud)

Overseas Network, May 27th According to Taiwan’s Dongsen News Cloud, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor’s Office commanded the Coast Guard, Police Dispatch and other units to conduct a fishing boat fishing in the Wuqiu waters of Kinmen County on the 26th. Enter "Yong Fu Sheng", A total of 1,800 bricks of high-purity heroin, weighing 693 kilograms, with a market value of nearly NT$10 billion (approximately RMB 2.27 billion) were seized. They were tied with fishing nets and placed on the deck and roof of the ship. Investigation After the officers boarded the ship and discovered it, they arrested five people including the captain and fishermen on the spot. This is the largest heroin smuggling case uncovered in Taiwan so far!

The anti-drug task force of the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor’s Office investigated a drug smuggling group and dispatched ships for surveillance. At about 5 a.m. on the 26th, it commanded the Coast Guard and others to board and inspect the Donggang-registered fishing vessel "Yong Fu Sheng" in waters about 12.5 nautical miles southeast of Wuqiu. 1,800 bricks of smuggled heroin were seized on the spot, packed in fishing boat fenders, tied with fishing nets, and placed on the deck and roof of the ship, with a total weight of approximately 693 kilograms.

The Kaohsiung District Prosecutor’s Office initially estimates that the market value of 693 kilograms of high-purity heroin is as high as nearly 10 billion yuan. It is currently the largest heroin smuggling case uncovered in Taiwan! Later, the Second Mobile Investigation Team of the Coast Guard escorted the fishing boat and returned to Kaohsiung Port at 8:25 in the morning. The fishing boat was seized at the Coast Guard Team Headquarters in Cijin, Kaohsiung Port.

The five captains and fishermen involved in the case were arrested on charges of drug smuggling. Inspection and patrol units are conducting overnight interrogations. The fishing boats are also surrounded by blockades. The coast patrol even rarely sends armed members to strictly guard with long guns. The entire case was directed by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office to expand the investigation and trace the financial backers and cargo owners behind the drug trafficking group. (Comprehensive Editor/Overseas Network Zhang Shen)

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