Hong Kong Customs have seized goods worth an estimated HK$1.5 million in a suspected smuggling case at the city’s border with mainland China.
An inbound lorry with a declared cargo of Bluetooth headsets and transformers was intercepted at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point on Tuesday. “Upon inspection, the batch of suspected smuggled goods was seized inside the cargo compartment of the lorry,” a statement issued by the Customs and Excise Department on Wednesday said.
Among the items found were some 180,000 integrated circuits, 300 mobile phone displays, 100 security alarm system sets, and 80 closed-circuit television cameras.
Customs said a 42-year-old driver, thought to be connected to the case, was assisting with the investigation.
Those found guilty of smuggling in Hong Kong face a maximum fine of HK$2 million and up to seven years in prison.
Anti-smuggling operations mounted by Hong Kong Customs last year resulted in several seizures of electronic products, including a riverboat, last April, that was said to be ferrying about 1.6 million integrated circuits to mainland China.
Last February, a man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling after 40 mobile phones were found strapped to his body as he was leaving Hong Kong for mainland China at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point.
