Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods worth about $2.4 million
Hong Kong Customs on April 12 seized around 7 200 suspected counterfeit goods with a total estimated market value of around $2.4 million at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point.
Through risk assessment, Customs on that day intercepted an incoming lorry at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point. After inspection, Customs officers found the batch of suspected counterfeit goods inside the cargo compartment of the lorry. A 44-year-old male driver was subsequently arrested.
An initial investigation revealed that the batch of suspected counterfeit goods would have been transhipped to overseas regions.
The investigation is ongoing and the arrested man has been released on bail pending further investigation.
Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement action against counterfeit goods and smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence analysis.
Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who imports or exports any goods to which a forged trademark is applied commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
Members of the public may report any suspected counterfeiting activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Hong Kong Customs on April 12 seized around 7 200 suspected counterfeit goods with a total estimated market value of around $2.4 million at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point. Photo shows the suspected counterfeit goods seized. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $27 million
Hong Kong Customs detected a dangerous drugs case yesterday (May 12), and seized about 35.7 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 235 grams of suspected ketamine and 64g of suspected crack cocaine in Tseung Kwan O and Shau Kei Wan. The total estimated market value was about $27 million. A 31-year-old man was arrested.
During an anti-narcotics operation conducted in Tseung Kwan O yesterday afternoon, Customs officers intercepted a suspicious man and seized about 30kg of suspected cocaine inside a suitcase and a backpack carried by him. The man was subsequently arrested. Customs officers later escorted him to a residential premises nearby for a search and further seized about 5.4kg of suspected cocaine. Upon a follow-up investigation, the man was further brought to an industrial premises in Shau Kei Wan for a search, and about 307g of suspected cocaine, 235g of suspected ketamine, 64g of suspected crack cocaine and a batch of suspected drug packaging paraphernalia were seized.
The arrested man has been charged with three counts of trafficking in dangerous drugs and will appear at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (May 14).
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $27 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs detects dangerous drugs case and seizes suspected drugs worth about $27 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
