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 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 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 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 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 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 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 authorities conducted 18 joint operations against illicit refuelling stations this year as the practice grows in urban areas. Customs chief Commissioner Chan Tsz-tat said while the trend is upward, illegal refuelling is not widespread due to high vehicle ownership costs and already expensive petrol prices in Hong Kong. The operations come amid global energy price surges following disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz after conflicts broke out in late February, with Brent crude rising from around US$70 to US$105 per barrel.
