TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan Coast Guard arrested five people suspected of smuggling consumer goods from the outlying island of Kinmen to China’s shores on Saturday (July 6), one of whom is an active duty soldier in Taiwan’s Army.

The Kinmen Defense Command confirmed that a non-commissioned officer is suspected of borrowing a fishing boat to carry out a smuggling operation, per CNA. The group was found with electronics products, shoes, skincare products, and alcohol on the boat.

The suspects were apprehended at around midnight on Saturday and were allegedly on their way to sell the goods when caught. The Kinmen Islands lie about five kilometers away from the Chinese city of Xiamen at their closest point.

Kinmen Army officials said that they would fully cooperate with the investigation, and would severely punish those found to be acting outside the law. The Army will continue to strengthen education to “establish the concept of adherence to the law among officers and soldiers,” officials said.

The case is being handled by Kinmen prosecutors who declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation.