Hong Kong Customs Seizes HK$140 Million in Smuggled Medicines

Hong Kong customs officials have arrested four individuals and confiscated HK$140 million worth of illicit slimming, cosmetic, and erectile dysfunction injections.

16 Feb, 10:53 — 16 Feb, 10:53

Coverage (1 source)

SCMP16 Feb, 10:53

Hong Kong customs arrests 4, seizes HK$140 million of smuggled illicit medicines

Hong Kong customs has arrested four people and seized HK$140 million (US$18 million) worth of slimming and cosmetic injections, along with erectile dysfunction pills, in a crackdown on smuggled illicit medicines. The suspects, aged between 26 and 61, comprise two mainland Chinese men and two local women, the Customs and Excise Department said on Monday. Investigations are ongoing, and the department has not ruled out further arrests. The department said that since stepping up enforcement in...

By Matthew Cheng

Read at source →