Dutiable Commodities Ordinance – Charm

Hong Kong customs seizes 53 million suspected black market cigarettes worth HK$240 million

Cs news4 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong customs officers have seized about 53 million suspected black market cigarettes worth an estimated HK$240 million (US$30.9 million) in two large-scale operations targeting goods being smuggled in by sea in the past few days. A captain and six crew members aged between 28 and 51 were arrested in connection with one of the…

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$33 million of illicit cigarettes hidden on tugboat

Cs news5 months ago01 mins

Hong Kong customs has arrested three men and confiscated HK$33 million (US$4.2 million) worth of untaxed cigarettes hidden in a secret cargo hold on a tugboat, after intercepting the vessel that arrived from mainland China. The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday they had seized the 7.4 million black-market cigarettes the day before, following…