Hong Kong customs seizes about 2.1m illicit cigarettes, 13 arrested

HONG KONG: Customs officials seized about 2.1 million illicit cigarettes and arrested 13 people in the latest raid on cross-border tobacco smugglers.The seizures, valued at about HK$5.6 million, followed a two-week operation targeting vehicles crossing the border from the mainland. Two cars were seized and five suspected tobacco storage points were smashed.

The tobacco involved would have attracted duties of HK$4.1 million, customs said.

 

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