Chapter 44 Section 44 Re-examination of "Wheel Corruption"

Smuggling and corruption are twin brothers. The smuggling of imported high-end cars can be found from the anti-smuggling files of China Customs, all smuggling links such as ordering, transportation, landing, license plate, and passing through checkpoints on the road are full of corruption!Therefore, among all the smuggled goods, the one that can arouse the hatred of the common people is the smuggled car! In the investigation of Yuanhua Group's car smuggling case, the customs officers and anti-smuggling police in the "4.20" task force also encountered many setbacks.Despite twists and turns, eight ministries and commissions worked together in this operation, with the strong backing of the Party Central Committee. In the end, Lai Changxing Group's criminal facts of smuggling 3,588 vehicles were verified in one fell swoop.

During the preliminary investigation and the first 10 days of hard work, the investigators of the "4.20" special case discovered that Lai Changxing's criminal group smuggled the three major categories of commodities: "two oils", "cigarettes" and "automobiles".The person in charge of the smuggled cars was Lai Changxing's younger brother Lai Changtu. Therefore, after the central government instructed "big soldiers to suppress the border", on September 7, 1999, a car smuggling case investigation team was established, and more than 10 people were deployed.Later, due to the slow progress of the investigation and the urgent need for manpower to handle the case in other areas, the "automobile group" formed for the first time was temporarily disbanded.

However, the materials reported by the masses on car smuggling were sent to the desk of the leader of the task force one by one.Among them, the Fujian Veteran Office sent a signed report letter, providing specific clues on car smuggling; a group of people in Quanzhou directly faxed the materials they had prepared for a long time to the task force; The salesman's business card, even the photo of the smuggler, etc. The leader of the special case team approved the reported materials to the investigation team and asked for investigation and verification.The comrades in charge signed the opinion on it: Specialized manpower should be organized to carefully check these clues, so as to find the breakthrough of Yuanhua's car smuggling.

How dare the arrest team be negligent, and they dispatched effective anti-smuggling police to verify the contents of the reports one by one.The investigation results showed that the contents of the reported materials were basically true, and it was learned that most of the smuggling suspects were active in Quanzhou.It was already October 1999, and many of the targets proposed by other groups were also concentrated in the Quanzhou area.This is not surprising, because Jinjiang and Shishi are Lai Changxing's "old nest" and the birthplace and base of his smuggling. Yuanhua Group has gathered a large number of Jinjiang and Shishi smugglers involved in smuggling.

For those involved in the case who live scattered in urban and rural areas, it is labor-intensive to go to the sentry to arrest them one by one, and it may also cause a chain reaction.Before you catch one or two, other smuggling suspects will be smearing their feet --- slipping away.The investigation team decided to concentrate its forces on a "battle of annihilation" and worked out a plan to focus on arresting suspects in the Quanzhou area.The leader of the task force also believed that this plan was feasible, and signed and approved the "Quanzhou 111" action plan (the action code for the intensive arrest of suspects on November 1, 1999).

The "Quanzhou 111" action plan should be said to be the first major campaign of the anti-smuggling police during the investigation and handling of the "4.20" project. Due to the completeness of the plan and careful deployment, its effect is very remarkable.Only 22 car smuggling suspects were arrested, among whom Zhuang Liangman, Cai Enhui, and Zhu Weiyin were all later transferred for prosecution. In order to strike while the iron was hot, the arrest team couldn't even take a break to catch their breath, and immediately broke through the preliminary trial of 22 suspected car smuggling criminals. All 22 confessed.Their piecemeal confessions form the basic context of Yuanhua’s car smuggling, including the smuggled cars being shipped from Hong Kong, imported to the Haixin storage yard, and then transferred to the iron warehouse behind Yuanhua’s Tangbian electronics factory, and The process of applying for a license plate and how to get on the road.

The investigation team quickly compiled the information into a report and sent it to the leader of the task force. The leader immediately convened a meeting of the smuggling investigation team, the interrogation team, and the arrest team. Once again, organizing forces to investigate car smuggling was regarded as the "highlight" of the project, and it was solemnly placed on the agenda. superior.The front-line commander expressed his opinion on the spot at the meeting: "The investigation of car smuggling is unclear, and it is difficult to explain to the central leadership, the '4.20' project, and the people."