Hong Kong customs officers arrested 13 people, including four aged 18 and under, and seized over HK$159 million in counterfeit merchandise during an eight-week World Cup operation. Authorities expressed concern over a rise in young people involved in online sales of fake items.
Hong Kong customs officers arrested two women at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau checkpoints for smuggling a dog valued at HK$3,000 and two endangered birds worth HK$5,000. The birds are protected under international and local laws.
Hong Kong customs arrested six people over the alleged smuggling and online sale of counterfeit Fifa World Cup merchandise, valued at HK$156 million (US$20 million). The operation seized 230,000 items, including jerseys, shoes, and bags.
Hong Kong customs arrested six people for smuggling and selling counterfeit Fifa World Cup merchandise worth an estimated US$20 million. The operation seized 230,000 items, including jerseys, shoes, and bags.
Hong Kong customs arrested a 39-year-old truck driver and seized HK$10 million (US$1.27 million) in smuggled goods, including weight-loss injections and fish maw, at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge crossing.
Hong Kong Customs seized 700 toys, including catapults and tangram sets, due to injury and suffocation risks. The department warned retailers to remove the products from shelves after safety tests revealed potential hazards and a lack of required warning labels.
Hong Kong Customs arrests 3 suspects for selling untaxed cigarettes (2.2M products) and laundering HK$11.3M, following a January warehouse raid and financial probe.
Hong Kong customs arrests three suspects for selling untaxed cigarettes and laundering money, seizing 2.2 million products and HK$11.3 million in alleged proceeds.
Hong Kong customs has arrested a woman on suspicion of trying to smuggle seven animals worth about HK$4,300 (HK$549), including a sugar glider and a chinchilla, into the city. A Customs and Excise Department spokesman said on Sunday that officers intercepted the 46-year-old traveller at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint the day before, seizing the animals from paper bags she carried. “Customs reminds the public that importing animals into Hong Kong without a valid permit is an offence,” the...
Hong Kong customs has arrested a woman on suspicion of illegally importing seven animals worth around HK$4,300 (HK$549) including a sugar glider and a chinchilla, into the city. A spokesman for the Customs and Excise Department said on Sunday that officers intercepted a 46-year-old passenger at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint the day before, seizing the animals from paper bags she carried. “Customs reminds the public that importing animals into Hong Kong without a valid permit is an...
Hong Kong customs has arrested a woman on suspicion of illegally importing seven animals worth around HK$4,300 (HK$549) including a sugar glider and a chinchilla, into the city. A spokesman for the Customs and Excise Department said on Sunday that officers intercepted a 46-year-old passenger at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint the day before, seizing the animals from paper bags she carried. “Customs reminds the public that importing animals into Hong Kong without a valid permit is an...
Hong Kong authorities uncovered 23 cross-boundary and transshipment counterfeiting cases in a joint operation with mainland China and Macau in April, seizing about 46,000 items worth an estimated HK$16 million (US$2 million). The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday that the operation found that 21 cases involved local express couriers and logistics companies. The remaining two cases involved batches of counterfeit goods discovered on two inbound lorries at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau...
