Hong Kong Customs steps up enforcement operations to combat smuggling activities to Macao by river trade vessels (with photos)

​Hong Kong Customs has conducted special operations since late September to strengthen enforcement against sea smuggling activities to Macao by river trade vessels. During the operations, Hong Kong Customs detected three smuggling cases and seized a large batch of smuggled goods, including about 790 000 suspected controlled pharmaceutical products, about 150 000 suspected controlled injections, and about 142 kilograms of cigars and tobacco, with an estimated market value of over $77 million. Investigations of the above-mentioned cases are ongoing. The likelihood of arrests is not ruled out. During the period, Hong Kong Customs also provided intelligence to Macao Customs and conducted joint enforcement operations. During the operations, Macao Customs detected two cases involving river trade vessels smuggling goods from Hong Kong to Macao in early October, seizing a large batch of smuggled medicines, health supplements and cosmetics, etc, with an estimated market value of about MOP$2.7 million (about HK$2.62 million). Being a government department primarily responsible for tackling smuggling activities, Hong Kong Customs has long been combating various smuggling activities on all fro

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