Illegal profit-making methods have been exposed. Shanghai police have cracked 16 criminal cases involving the production and sale of counterfeit electric bicycles this year.
The reporter learned from the Municipal Public Security Bureau that since this year, the Public Security Economic Investigation Department and the Market Supervision Department have organized three joint inspections of more than 500 electric bicycle sales stores in the city, and found more than 50 illegal clues about the production and sale of fake electric bicycles. The Public Security Economic Investigation Department carried out criminal crackdowns on 16 cases in which the production or sales amount exceeded 50,000 yuan and were suspected of producing or selling counterfeit and inferior products. A total of more than 1,000 counterfeit and inferior electric bicycles and more than 1,700 "three-no" batteries were seized in accordance with the law. Block, the amount involved is more than 17 million yuan.
On April 12, Minhang police successfully solved a case involving the production of counterfeit electric bicycles and then rented them out for profit, and arrested two suspects, Song and Qu. According to the agency handling the case, in the process of operating an electric bicycle rental business, the two illegally converted the 48V battery of the electric bicycle into a 60V battery and rented it out at a price of 200 yuan per vehicle per month. In order to evade responsibility, the two people, knowing that the modification was illegal, deliberately stated in the lease contract the invalid clause that "the lessee shall be responsible for the seizure liability caused by the use of 60V batteries." At present, the police have taken criminal coercive measures against the criminal suspects Song and Qu, and the case is under further investigation.
According to the Public Security Economic Investigation Department, judging from the cases that have been investigated, criminals mainly make illegal profits in three ways. The first is illegal production and processing of "three noes" batteries. Without obtaining any production and processing license, and without passing the quality and safety inspection, criminals purchased raw materials by themselves, and after simple series connection and crude packaging, they made their own high-power and high-capacity "three-no" batteries. These batteries pose safety risks. , which may cause risks such as short circuit and spontaneous combustion.
The second is illegally modifying batteries for purchased electric bicycles. In order to make more profits, some businesses provide large-capacity and high-power battery modification services in the trade-in business of electric bicycle batteries, and charge modification fees to make profits.
The third is illegally modifying self-operated electric bicycles for external sales and leasing. In order to meet the needs of customers to increase cruising range, increase vehicle speed, and increase cargo capacity, some businesses replace the original batteries with 60V or 72V high-power and large-capacity batteries, and modify the vehicle's speed limit controller and other devices for external sales or Leasing also has safety hazards.
Combating and investigating the crime of manufacturing and selling counterfeit electric bicycles is an important part of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau's "Strike 2024" special rectification and clearance operation. Since the operation, the city's social security situation has continued to improve, with the number of police reports and illegal and criminal cases falling by 0.6% and 12.9% respectively year-on-year.
