Hong Kong Customs on September 2 detected a smuggling case involving three passengers at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and seized 6 517 pieces of pharmaceutical injections containing Part I Poisons and 600 tablets of pharmaceutical products containing Part I Poisons with an estimated market value of about $4.7 million. The three passengers concerned were convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (October 8) for contravening the Import and Export Ordinance (IEO) (Cap. 60).
      
     Customs officers intercepted the three male passengers, aged 55, 51 and 39 on September 2 at the Arrival Hall at HKIA for Customs clearance. Upon examination, the batch of pharmaceutical injections and pharmaceutical products was found inside their check-in suitcases.
         
     Customs reminds the public not to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong.
      
     Under the IEO, any person who imports pharmaceutical products and medicines without a valid import licence commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
      
     Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Ends/Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:32

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