Customs Seizes Suspected Silver Bars in Outbound Car
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong Customs said it intercepted an outbound private car at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge control point on September 18 after a risk assessment. Officers found about 50 kilograms of suspected smuggled silver bars, with an estimated market value of about HK$1 million, concealed in a lower storage compartment of the trunk.
Key Points
- Customs stopped the outbound private car on September 18 at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge control point after conducting a risk assessment.
- Officers found about 50 kilograms of suspected smuggled silver bars hidden in a lower storage compartment beneath the car’s trunk area.
- The suspected silver bars were estimated to have a market value of about HK$1 million, according to the two reports.
- A 30-year-old male driver was arrested and later charged with attempting to export unmanifested cargo.
- The case is scheduled to be mentioned at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on September 21, which falls on Monday.
Why It Matters
The case points to continued enforcement at Hong Kong’s outbound boundary points, where Customs says it will keep using risk assessment and intelligence analysis against cross-boundary smuggling. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, exporting unmanifested cargo is a serious offence carrying a maximum penalty of a HK$2 million fine and seven years’ imprisonment upon conviction.