Hong Kong Customs yesterday seized a batch of suspected illicit cigarettes at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound, confiscating about 2.8 million suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of about HK$7.6 million.
The batch of illegal cigarettes carries a duty potential of about HK$5.3 million.
Customs said they have selected the seaborne transshipment container arriving from Indonesia and destined for Australia for inspection through risk assessment, uncovering the batch of suspected illicit cigarettes in it.
Customs said they have selected the seaborne transshipment container arriving from Indonesia and destined for Australia for inspection through risk assessment, uncovering the batch of suspected illicit cigarettes in it.