Lechuan Zhu
New ZealandcriminalMale2.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Lechuan Zhu, a 36-year-old Australian national, was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in importing nearly 2.6 million illicit cigarettes into New Zealand, a scheme that defrauded Customs of approximately $3.8 million in taxes.
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Zhu was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for defrauding Customs revenue, importing prohibited goods and selling them.
Lechuan Zhu and Yanan Tang jailed for importing 2.5m black market cigarettesThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-09-17
New Zealand· 2026-09-17
