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澳洲海关网站消息:一个汤加籍的男子在2012年3月9号被新州高等法院判决。由于错误申报,这个人把四吨的Kava (醉椒,卡瓦胡椒)申报成冷冻蔬菜,最后导致90万澳币的罚款。
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$900,000 fine for Australia’s largest importation of kava - 13 March 2012
A Tongan national male was sentenced, on Friday 9 March 2012, in the NSW Supreme Court for the illegal importation of almost four tonnes of kava into Australia with an estimated street value of over $2.5 million.
The Tongan national was fined $900,000 for illegally importing kava and making a false statement under the Customs Act 1901 (Cth).
“This is the largest seizure of kava in Australian history and it was a very significant find by Customs and Border Protection officers,” said Kingsley Woodford-Smith, Customs and Border Protection National Manager, Investigations.
“This detection has protected the people in our community from four tonnes of this potentially harmful substance,” said Mr Woodford-Smith.
The operation commenced in November 2008, when Customs and Border Protection officers targeted a consignment for examination at the Port Botany Container Examination Facility. The consignment, from Tonga was declared as ‘frozen vegetables’ however officers identified inconsistencies in the bags of vegetables. Upon further examination, it was discovered that many of the bags contained kava.
Kava is a shrub belonging to the pepper family, Piperaceae with the root or stump of the shrub contains kavalactones, which have sedative and muscle-relaxant effects. Excessive use of kava
is associated with a number of health-related problems including loss of muscle control, shortness of breath and irreversible kidney and liver damage as well as negative physiological and social impacts. |
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