Operators are smuggling untaxed petrol into Hong Kong and selling it to car owners via coded WhatsApp messages
Fixed stations were usually hidden in sheds in remote areas, the source said. Operators would offload the illicit fuel from their vehicles into barrels at the site for patrons or fill up other vehicles acting as mobile stations elsewhere.
“There are transit points for the fuel to be distributed to other areas,” the source said.
Illicit filling stations could earn up to HK$10,000 per day, according to the source, as they profited from price differences between local taxed petrol and lower-priced options on the mainland.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
