Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 16) seized about 240 kilograms of suspected dried fins of scheduled guitarfishes, with an estimated market value of about $500,000, at the Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound.      

     Through risk assessment, Customs officers yesterday selected two seaborne containers, arriving from Yemen to Hong Kong, for inspection. Officers respectively seized about 20kg and 220kg of suspected dried fins of scheduled guitarfishes.  

     The case was handed over to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for follow-up action.

     Under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586), any person found guilty of importing, exporting, or possessing specimens of endangered species not in accordance with the Ordinance commits an offence and will be liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for 10 years upon conviction with the specimens forfeited.

     ​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, June 17, 2026
Issued at HKT 18:25

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