
Hong Kong busts $5.9M gold smuggling case in Japan-bound shipment
By Minh Nga  March 11, 2025 | 06:30 pm PT Travelers queue up at the Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, Aug. 1, 2022. Photo by Reuters Hong Kong Customs has uncovered the largest gold bullion-smuggling case in its history, seizing HK$46 million (US$5.9 million) worth of gold in an air cargo shipment destined…