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