2023-10-22 13:15:38
The Customs announced that it conducted an anti-smuggling operation at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge last weekend (21st) and detected a case of live lobster smuggling in cross-border private cars and seized about 194 kilograms of unmanifested live lobsters with an estimated market value of about 240,000. Yuan.
Customs said it conducted an anti-smuggling operation at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge yesterday. During this period, a suspected smuggling case using cross-border private cars was uncovered. 10 boxes of unmanifested live lobsters, weighing 194 kilograms, were seized from the rear compartment and middle passenger seat of a seven-passenger vehicle that reported no cargo declaration. , a 46-year-old male driver was arrested locally.
Customs stated that smuggling is a serious crime. According to the Import and Export Ordinance, any person who imports or exports unmanifested goods may be fined up to NT$2 million and imprisoned for 7 years upon conviction.
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