Hong Kong Customs detects suspected case of smuggling illicit tobacco
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Hong Kong Customs smashed a suspected case of smuggling illicit tobacco at Kwai Chung Cargo Examination Compound on October 17. About 5,300 kilograms of suspected illicit tobacco were seized.
Through risk assessment, Customs officers selected and inspected a 40-foot container declared to contain pillowcases arriving in Hong Kong from Haiphong, Vietnam. After thorough inspection, Customs officers found about 5,300kg of suspected illicit tobacco mix-loaded with 146 cartons of pillows and pillowcases inside the container, with a market value of about $24 million and duty potential of about $12 million.
The unmanifested tobacco was seized for further investigation.
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