Hong Kong Customs and Marine Police detect smuggling case involving speedboat with goods worth about $1.6 million in joint operation in Sai Kung

^{Photo shows the suspected smuggled goods seized and the private vehicle detained Photo: HKGov}

Hong Kong Customs and the Marine Police on Tuesday (20/2) mounted a joint operation and detected a suspected smuggling case involving a speedboat in Sai Kung. A total of 15 carton boxes of suspected smuggled goods, including tablet computers and skin care products with an estimated value of around $1.6 million, were seized.

Customs and police officers conducted an anti-smuggling operation in Sai Kung and spotted several suspicious men moving a number of carton boxes from a private vehicle to a speedboat at a seashore at night. The men were suspected of participating in smuggling activities. Law enforcement officers swiftly took action and the men concerned jumped onto the speedboat and fled immediately.

During the operation, Customs officers detained the private vehicle involved with the case. The batch of suspected smuggled goods was seized from the vehicle and at the seashore.

An investigation is ongoing.