The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security on October 12 that Zhanjiang in Guangdong, Fangchenggang in Guangxi, Kunming in Yunnan, and Urumqi in Xinjiang simultaneously carried out centralized destruction of confiscated and smuggled tobacco and “strengthen governance, protect people's security, and promote development” legal popularization campaigns on the 12th. In total, 188 million smuggled cigarettes, more than 55,000 e-cigarettes, and 2.7 tons of tobacco were destroyed. This destruction activity was carried out through harmless and environmentally friendly methods such as biomass power generation, to effectively realize the energy and resource utilization of waste. Since this year, 13 departments including the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, the Ministry of Public Security, and the General Administration of Customs have jointly launched the “Clean Source and Break the Chain” campaign to focus on cracking down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities involving tobacco. Since the launch of the special operation, more than 4,500 tobacco smuggling cases have been investigated and dealt with across the country, and 1.27 billion cigarettes, 150,000 cigars, and 39.8 tons of tobacco leaves smuggled into the country have been seized, with a value of 2.37 billion yuan.

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