The trafficking involved over $600 million in merchandiseคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. The apparel was manufactured in China and illegally imported to the USA, under the guise that the clothes were destined for Mexican companies, when they were in fact distributed throughout the USA.On Tuesday the American authorities reported that the objective was to avoid US-imposed quotas and customs duties.

An investigation launched in 2000 by the Hong Kong and US government revealed that the contraband operation featured intermediaries in China, Hong Kong and the USA, and involved more than 7,000 maritime containers of clothing.The US immigration and customs enforcement authority (ICE) have calculated that the trafficking amounted to over $60 million in unpaid customs fees.Hong Kong and the USA will share $20.5 million in assets and goods seized at the end of the investigation.”It took a long time to obtain this compensation amount, but it is a testimony to the perseverance of the staff from two continents  involved in the dismantling” of the network, stated Joseph Macias, in charge of ICE in Los Angeles.Five people, including Armando Salcedo, owner of a Los Angeles trucking business, were charged after the investigationคำพูดจาก สล็อตทรูวอเลท. Mr Salcedo pleaded guilty in 2008 and was sentenced to 18 months in jail, while the other four have absconded.