Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and smuggled nicotine-containing e-cigarette oil worth about HK$4.3m

Hong Kong Customs announced Friday that they arrested one man after they busted a suspected counterfeit item and nicotine-containing e-cigarette oil smuggling case that was worth about $4.3 million at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point on Thursday (Jul 13).

Through risk assessment, customs officers intercepted and inspected an incoming truck at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point on July 13 (Thurs).

Upon inspection, the customs officers found and seized over 3,000 counterfeit goods, including mobile phones, clothing, footwear, and earphones, along with about 670 bottles of suspected smuggled nicotine-containing e-cigarette oil, inside the cargo compartment.

A 49-year-old male driver was arrested on the spot.

The preliminary investigation indicated that the batch of suspected counterfeit goods and suspected smuggled e-cigarette oil would be transhipped to Taiwan through airfreight channels.

The case is still under investigation, and the arrested driver has been released on bail pending further investigation.

The Customs spokesman has stated they will increase their cooperation with the mainland and overseas law enforcement to crack down on cross-boundary counterfeit goods and smuggling activities involving alternative smoking products.