Customs officers on November 30, 2025, detected a smuggling case involving a passenger at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point and seized 660 pieces of pharmaceutical injections containing Part I Poison with an estimated market value of about $300,000. The passenger concerned was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today (January 26) for contravening the Import and Export Ordinance (IEO)(Cap. 60).

     Customs officers intercepted a 55-year-old female passenger on the abovementioned date at the Departure Hall at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point for Customs clearance. Upon examination, the batch of pharmaceutical injections was found around her waist and legs and covered underneath her clothes.

      Customs welcomes the sentences. The custodial sentences have imposed a considerable deterrent effect and reflect the seriousness of the offences.

     Under the IEO, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years upon conviction. Any person who exports pharmaceutical products and medicines without a valid export 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/Monday, January 26, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:15

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