Smuggled goods worth HK$18 million have been seized by Hong Kong customs in an anti-smuggling operation in Tai O, but the smugglers managed to escape in a speedboat. A Customs spokesman said the case on Tuesday saw a group of men transferring goods in plastic bags from a car to a boat in Lung Shing Street in Tai O. The men jumped aboard the speedboat and headed toward mainland waters after they spotted the Customs officers approaching. Officers later seized a lorry and four seven-seater vehicles found to be carrying smuggled goods near the scene. The batch of smuggled goods seized included frozen Wagyu beef, dried shark fins and used tablet computers.

Source: The Standard August 10, 2023 17:14 UTC