Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a 39-year-old truck driver on suspicion of smuggling and seized goods worth HK$10 million (US$1.27 million), including weight-loss injections and fish maw.
The Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday that a medium goods vehicle was intercepted at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge crossing on June 4.
The vehicle, bound for Macau, was declared to be carrying wine, garments, health supplements and cameras, but X-ray imaging revealed discrepancies, according to Leung Tak-wai, an inspector stationed at the bridge.
“Our officers found undeclared goods deep in the vehicle’s cargo. These included cosmetic injections, weight-loss injections and medical tablets suspected to be classified as Part 1 poisons, and fish maw,” he said.
Leung said the smugglers had mixed illicit items with declared goods and concealed them deep inside vehicles to escape detection.
Under Hong Kong law, Part 1 poisons are subject to the strictest controls and may only be sold by authorised sellers.
