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Jiang Chuqin

Hong Kong customs officers have confiscated HK$23 million (US$2.9 million) worth of smuggled earphones and skincare products from an ocean-going vessel destined for Pakistan.
The ship was identified for inspection on Sunday at a Kwai Chung container terminal, the Customs and Excise Department revealed on Friday.
Officers found a large batch of suspected smuggled earphones and skincare products concealed in four machines inside a shipping container.
The container was destined for Pakistan and declared to be carrying machines, air conditioners and electronic parts.
The estimated market value of seized goods was about HK$23 million.
“Through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, customs discovered that criminals intended to use ocean-going vessels to smuggle goods, and thus formulated strategies to combat related activities,” the department said.
It said its investigation was ongoing and the possibility of arrests had not been ruled out.

In September, customs officers seized HK$400 million worth of computer and electronic products from a sea shipment of citric acid destined for mainland China, the biggest haul of its kind so far this year.
Also that month, HK$170 million worth of contraband products, including mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches, were discovered in two separate shipments destined for the Philippines.
In 2023, the value of seizures related to importing and exporting reached HK$3.28 billion, accounting for 31 per cent of all cases.
A total of 930 people were arrested in connection with importing and exporting, representing an almost 60 per cent increase from 686 people in the previous year.
Customs warned that importing or exporting unmanifested cargo was a serious offence punishable by seven years in prison and a maximum fine of HK$2 million.
Customs urged the public to report any suspected smuggling activities through its 24-hour hotline, its dedicated crime-reporting email account or online form.


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Officers find earphones and skincare products concealed in four machines inside shipping container


Officers find earphones and skincare products concealed in four machines inside shipping container.


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