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Customs officers have arrested two men and confiscated more than 56,000 counterfeit products worth nearly HK$17 million in a joint operation with mainland and Macau authorities. Inspector Terence Wong Tsz-kin [...]

The amount of illegal drugs ­confiscated from air travellers at Hong Kong International Airport soared to 370kg in the first four months of the year – a 32 per cent [...]

Customs officers have arrested two former company directors after 451 shoppers complained they had not received HK$400,000 worth of goods from a now-closed online household products store. Senior Inspector Wong [...]

Customs officers have arrested two directors and a saleswoman working at beauty parlours for allegedly using counterfeit ­skincare machines on clients after carrying out undercover operations. Inspector Vincent Kan Tsz-him [...]

Customs officers seized black market cigarettes worth more than HK$208 million in the first 15 days since a tobacco tax increase came into force as part of last month’s budget. [...]

Customs officers have arrested two men arriving from Canada on suspicion of smuggling cannabis buds worth HK$18 million into the city, marking the largest passenger marijuana trafficking case detected at [...]

Hong Kong customs officers have made their largest in-town seizure of cannabis buds, confiscating a haul worth HK$115 million during a raid on a warehouse in the New Territories. Customs [...]

Hong Kong customs officers have confiscated HK$211 million worth of contraband products headed for the mainland after ­intercepting two commercial boats, known as river trade vessels, in the city’s northwestern [...]

Customs officers impounded more than 650 ­million black market cigarettes worth HK$2.25 billion last year, the biggest annual cash value in more than two decades, the Post has learned. A [...]

Customs officers have arrested a man suspected of laundering HK$7.4 million in alleged crime proceeds believed to be generated from illegal wildlife trade and cross-border smuggling activity. Preliminary investigations revealed [...]

Customs officers have seized live lobsters worth HK$1.24 million that were being smuggled to the mainland to satisfy high demand for the delicacy in the festive season. Boxes of lobsters [...]

Customs officers have confiscated bird’s nests worth HK$9.5 million hidden in a truck headed to the mainland, the highest value seizure of its kind at a land checkpoint in two [...]

Hong Kong and Indian authorities have arrested eight people in an unprecedented joint operation to crack down on a criminal ­syndicate that fabricated cross-border diamond trading to launder HK$500 million [...]

Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport have arrested 100 passengers on ­suspicion of smuggling illegal drugs into the city this year, ­seizing narcotics worth HK$220 million since the lifting [...]

Pedigree kittens and puppies worth a combined HK$220,000 have been seized by customs officers after smugglers brought the animals into Hong Kong. A senior customs official said three kittens and [...]

Customs officers have arrested seven people and seized HK$100 million worth of black market cigarettes in a two-week crackdown on seaborne contraband smuggling activities ahead of the holiday season. Declared [...]

Customs officials have impounded more than HK$67 million worth of fake designer goods and arrested three people as part of a 19-day crackdown on counterfeiting. The items, displayed yesterday, were [...]

Customs officers have made their biggest seizure of suspected ­crystal meth in solid form yet, discovering a haul worth HK$640 million in a shipment of snail shells from Mexico. Superintendent [...]

Customs officers have arrested four people, including three siblings, in a crackdown on a money-laundering syndicate accused of processing HK$600 million in 2½ years through the bank accounts of a [...]

The police anti-fraud squad has prevented more than HK$11 ­billion from ­falling into the hands of swindlers since the unit tasked with tracking fraudulent ­transactions was set up about six [...]

Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport seized nearly 2.3 tonnes of illegal drugs from cargo consignments and passengers in the first half of this year, an increase of more [...]

Customs officers at Hong Kong International Airport arrested 30 arriving travellers on suspicion of smuggling nearly 46kg of ­narcotics worth HK$39 million in the first half of this year, the [...]

Customs officers have seized HK$1.5 billion worth of smuggled goods destined for the mainland via Singapore in its largest haul yet. Among the massive seizure of goods stashed in 15 [...]

Customs officers have arrested three men after discovering HK$14 million worth of ketamine hidden in a consignment of wooden tables shipped into the city from the Netherlands. The 32kg haul [...]

Hong Kong customs has smashed a money-laundering syndicate that allegedly smuggled US$91 million in suspected crime proceeds into the city from Turkey this year using air passengers, with 23 local [...]

Customs officers have seized more than HK$44 million worth of fake brand-name products ranging from watches to sports shoes and arrested three men in a two-week operation against contraband goods. [...]

Customs officers confiscated more than HK$800 million worth of illegal drugs at Hong Kong International Airport in the first four months of the year, up 88 per cent over the [...]

An elderly man who arrived in Hong Kong from Brazil has been arrested after liquid cocaine was found in his luggage disguised as skincare and hair products. He is the [...]

Customs officers have seized HK$905 million worth of black-market cigarettes since January, marking a 330 per cent increase from the same period last year. The Post has learned officers had [...]

More than HK$200 million worth of black market cigarettes have been seized in a crackdown on the illegal trade since a 31 per cent rise in tobacco tax came into [...]

Customs officers arrested the director of a logistics firm after finding HK$12 million worth of smuggled goods, including 13 tonnes of electronic waste, in a Malaysia-bound shipment. E-waste worth HK$4 [...]

A housewife, who allegedly ran a criminal syndicate that had used dozens of bank accounts to ­process HK$6 billion in illegal funds, was among nine people arrested in the biggest [...]

Hong Kong customs officials have increased checks at all control points to stop people smuggling medicines to treat Covid-19 and related symptoms, seizing more than HK$10 million worth of controlled [...]

Customs officers have confiscated nearly HK$2 million worth of dried abalone from a truck at the city’s border checkpoint before it could be smuggled into the mainland to meet the [...]

Hong Kong customs officials seized six tonnes of drugs worth more than HK$3.1 billion from January to November, beating the record annual haul over the past two decades. Methamphetamine, also [...]

Customs officers intercepted a HK$1.1 billion haul of liquid meth disguised as cartons of coconut water, the biggest seizure of drugs by value in Hong Kong. The 1.8-tonne stash found [...]

Police and customs officers ­confiscated 75 pedigree ­kittens and puppies with a market value of up to HK$30,000 each yesterday morning before they could be smuggled into the mainland. A [...]

Customs officers have seized a haul of crystal meth hidden in a shipment of electrical transformers going from Mexico to Sydney via Hong Kong, with the narcotics worth as much [...]

Customs officers have confiscated HK$1.23 billion worth of black-market cigarettes so far this year, making it the largest annual haul of the contraband over the past two decades. The latest [...]

Customs officers will have to check more than 16,000 Mark Six lottery tickets for possible winners in last night’s draw after they were seized along with HK$10 million worth of [...]

Customs officers have arrested three men after confiscating HK$14 million worth of cocaine hidden in a seaborne container that arrived from South America. A citywide manhunt for the director of [...]

Customs officers have arrested four suspected triad members in connection with laundering HK$411 million in crime proceeds over two years. The four men detained were the alleged ringleader, 36, of [...]

Customs officers on average are seizing HK$4.65 million worth of black-market cigarettes daily, pushing the total value of the ­contraband uncovered this year to HK$1.03 billion, according to the latest [...]

Customs officers have arrested a suspected triad gang member and seized more than HK$30 million worth of cannabis buds in a crackdown on a newly established illegal drug storage centre [...]

Customs officers have confiscated 1.16 tonnes of illegal drugs at the city’s airport in the first half of this year, double the 580kg of ­narcotics seized ­during the same period [...]

Hong Kong customs has ­confiscated 3.8 tonnes of a date rape drug so far this year, dwarfing the total amount seized in the decade since it was made illegal in [...]

Customs officers have arrested a 51-year-old woman for allegedly using her bank accounts to­ ­launder more than HK$350 ­million in suspected criminal proceeds over a period of three years. According [...]

Customs officers have arrested a truck driver and confiscated HK$74 million worth of illegal cigarettes in two separate ­operations, pushing the total value of contraband tobacco products seized this year [...]

Customs officers have arrested four alleged core members of a money-laundering syndicate ­who are suspected to have funnelled HK$600 million through more than 750 bank accounts over the past two [...]

Customs officers have arrested a 17-year-old schoolboy for ­suspected drug trafficking after seizing more than HK$4 million worth of narcotics hidden in sacks of dog food from Spain. Officers at [...]