Customs officers have seized cannabis worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from a fishing boat in Hong Kong’s southern waters, marking the largest drugs bust involving such a vessel in a decade. Officers on patrol spotted the boat south of Lamma Island on Tuesday morning, Wong Ngar-lun, divisional commander of customs’ marine strike and…
Customs officers have seized cannabis worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from a fishing boat in Hong Kong’s southern waters, marking the largest drugs bust involving such a vessel in a decade. Officers on patrol spotted the boat south of Lamma Island on Tuesday morning, Wong Ngar-lun, divisional commander of customs’ marine strike and…
Four travellers from Jamaica, including a father and son, have been stopped at Hong Kong airport and detained after being found to have almost a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside their bodies. The incident unfolded at Hong Kong International Airport on Friday when customs officials intercepted the three men and a woman, aged between 21…
A 22-year-old air passenger from Bangkok has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of bringing in 8kg (17.6lbs) of the key component of the emerging drug known as “space oil”, worth an estimated HK$8.4 million (US$1.07 million). The case was reported on Thursday, a day before etomidate will be classified as a dangerous drug….
A 22-year-old air passenger from Bangkok has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of bringing in 8kg (17.6lbs) of the key component of the emerging drug known as “space oil”, worth an estimated HK$8.4 million (US$1.07 million). The case was reported on Thursday, a day before etomidate will be classified as a dangerous drug….
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — About a day after stopping inbound shipments from China and Hong Kong, the U.S. Postal Service has reversed course on that ban. This comes as a trade war between the U.S. and China continues to develop. The Trump Administration put a 10-percent tariff on Chinese goods. The future of Chinese sites like…
A Hong Kong primary school teacher is among seven people arrested by customs officers in a crackdown on the illegal import and distribution of the newly emerging drug “space oil”, with the seizure of anaesthetic that could produce HK$17 million (US$2.2 million) worth of the narcotic. Assistant Superintendent Ho Tin-hong of customs’ airport cargo unit…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a 48-year-old woman who allegedly operated an online store selling counterfeit items, seizing about 15,000 items labelled as Dior, Chanel and other luxury brands. Chow Lai-man, a senior inspector with customs’ intellectual property investigation bureau, said on Friday the counterfeit goods had an estimated market value of roughly HK$2…
Hong Kong customs officers have seized contraband products valued at HK$100 million (US$12.9 million), including computer processors worth HK$67 million, from a shipment bound for Taiwan. The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday the seized items included laptops, smartwatches and circuit boards found in a cargo container that was to be loaded onto a…