HK Customs smashes smuggling cases worth $670,000

Hong Kong Customs smashed two suspected smuggling cases on Sunday, with the found smartphones and RAM chips worth 5.2 million HK dollars (about 670,000 U.S. dollars), it said on Tuesday.

A total of 817 smartphones and 50 RAM chips were found inside false compartments in the rear axle gear compartments of two outgoing container trucks at Sha Tau Kok Control Point.

Two male drivers, aged 47 and 39 respectively, were arrested and on bail pending further investigation.

A Customs spokesperson said the department will continue its stringent enforcement against smuggling activities by risk assessment and intelligence analysis.

Under the Import and Export Ordinance, the maximum penalty for attempting to import or export unmanifested cargo is a fine of 2 million HK dollars and imprisonment for seven years.