Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected smuggled goods worth about $560,000 (with photo)
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During the operation, Customs Officers intercepted an inbound goods vehicle declared as carrying liquid-crystal displays, electronic parts and woven badges and seized the batch of suspected smuggled goods. A 58-year-old male driver suspected to be connected with the case is assisting the investigation.
Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo, or importing any article specified in Schedule 1 to the Import and Export (General) Regulations without an import licence is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
Customs will continue to combat cross-boundary smuggling activities with firm enforcement action based on risk assessment and intelligence analysis.
Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 2545 6182 or its dedicated crime reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk).
Ends/Thursday, October 13, 2022
Issued at HKT 15:05
Issued at HKT 15:05
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