Hong Kong customs officers have seized HK$6 million (US$768,000) worth of smuggled goods, including fish maws and shark fins, with officers noting a surge in contraband in the run-up to Lunar New Year.
A 52-year-old woman, director of a consignor company, was also arrested following the confiscation of the goods at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound last week.
The smuggled items, which were destined for Vietnam, were detected when a container underwent an X-ray examination.
“The smugglers mixed them with normal declared goods as a cover,” said Wong Wing-yan of the syndicate crimes investigation bureau.
