As the saying goes, "The net of law is vast and sparse without omission".
Recently, this sentence is vividly reflected in a Chinese student.
According to media reports, a Chinese tourist and his 4-year-old daughter flew from China to France in early June. But unexpectedly, he was arrested when he got off the plane.
The cause of the incident was the "disgraceful" experience of the Chinese tourist when he was studying in France 10 years ago.
In 2009, in a small apartment on Tuluz Bayard Street, he made a big deal: he made a net profit of 1 million euros in 11 months (at that time, the exchange rate of the euro to the RMB was about 1:10, converted to about 10 million yuan).
The way to make money is that he imports some fake goods from China and then imitates video games and toys such as Nintendo DS and Kinston.
With the help of the Internet, he quickly found a large number of customers, business is booming, and hired students to help him receive parcels. Maybe he was confused by money. At that time, he decided to stop being a student and go into business.
After 11 months of earning money, he fled back to China. Ten years later, at the age of 39, he has married, had children and become a hotel owner.
Never thought, the French police never gave up the pursuit of him. Eventually, the Chinese tourist was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, suspended execution and a customs fine of 33,000 by the local misdemeanor court in Toulouse.
The end of the story inevitably makes people "sigh". But whether intentionally or unintentionally, all actions that touch the legal red line will not end well.
International students sell IQOS electronic cigarettes online
Or facing 10 years'imprisonment
Buying on behalf of others is one of the common ways for many foreign students to earn extra money. But it should be noted that not all products can be touched.
In August last year, the news that Chinese students were caught selling IQOS electronic cigarettes online appeared on the microblog hotspot.
According to the Beijing News website, Xi'an police in Shaanxi Province arrested two Chinese students who bought on behalf of others illegally. They were seized for using the Internet to resell "smoke bombs" of IQOS electronic cigarettes in China. The amount involved was nearly 10 million yuan.
According to industry sources, the case involves smuggling and illegal business operations, and the value of the case is more than 50,000, the circumstances are serious, two foreign students may be sentenced to 10 years.
Xiaoqiao explains: IQOS electronic cigarette is different from what we usually think of as electronic cigarette.
What we usually call electronic smoke, also known as steam electronic smoke, is a kind of hand-held electronic equipment for atomizing "fume".
IQOS electronic cigarette, between steam electronic cigarette and traditional tobacco, essentially uses traditional tobacco.
In October 2017, the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau formulated and issued the Notice on Developing the Identification and Inspection of New Cigarette Products, which included IQOS, GLO, Ploom and REVO in the identification and inspection catalogue of tobacco products (the filler of tobacco bomb is made of tobacco). 。
To put it bluntly, sales of IQOS electronic cigarettes are prohibited without permission.
Regardless of whether the previous two students were aware of these regulations, their actions constituted an offence. Not only did they bury their good studies, but their youth could also be put in prison.
Working illegally
Arrest of Chinese students abroad is not uncommon
According to Internet users, a 20-year-old Chinese student from San Diego was arrested on the spot last October when she was searched for her mobile phone at a checkpoint on suspicion of working illegally. The next day, from Los Angeles Airport, she was repatriated directly to China.
Earlier, according to Japanese Chinese Daily, four Chinese students, such as Zhao Mou, were arrested on the spot by the police on suspicion of violating the law of entry for illegal work in the Ginza membership club in Tokyo.
Earlier, Australian Immigration Department arrested six Chinese illegal workers in the Flemington market in Sydney, all of whom were in their 20s and had previously entered the country with student visas, according to Australian Express.com.
In fact, the illegal employment of foreign students has always been a serious problem in many countries. Because there are many foreign students who use the visa to study abroad in the name of "studying" to do "part-time work". In response, Yamaguchi Happiness Culture University in Japan expelled 127 Chinese students for absenteeism.
Of course, there are also many overseas students who did not intend to touch the legal red line, just because a "not pay attention" to trample on the thunder.