HK$18m worth of smuggled goods seized by Customs but smugglers flee in speedboat

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.

No arrests have been made so far.
 

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