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<!– google_ad_section_start –> Five people were jailed for between four and six years, on Friday, for smuggling more than HK$2.6 billion worth of fuel oil into the mainland by boat. The five were connected with a Hong Kong company that sold 600 million litres of contraband fuel, enough to fill roughly 3.8 million barrels, District Court heard earlier. After a 58-day trial in District Court, Sze Mei-mun, Chung To-chuen, Lee Pak-lam and Lai Sheung were jailed for six years. Lee Wing-fung was jailed for four years. <!– google_ad_section_end –>

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