Customs seize HK$26 million worth of ilicit cigarettes in San Tin

Hong Kong Customs announced on Thursday that they had detected and seized suspected illicit cigarettes, with an estimated market value of about HK$26 million, in Lok Ma Chau on Wednesday.

Marine police had previously received intelligence stating that there were some criminals who were smuggling cigaratetes via sea routes.

And after conducting an in-depth investigation, the police, along with customs officials, conducted a joint operation in San Tin, Lok Ma Chau, raiding four container-houses.

Upon inspection, they discovered and seized a batch of about 5.8 million suspected illicit cigarettes worth about HK$26 million inside the container-houses.

The seized cigarettes also came with a potential duty of about HK$19 million.

The case was handed over to customs for a follow-up investigation.