Hong Kong customs arrests 2, seizes HK$290,000 of ‘slimming injections’ from Japan

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Hong Kong customs seized 400 suspected anti-obesity injection vials imported from Japan, valued at about HK$290,000, and arrested two local residents. Officers discovered the shipment in a suspicious postal packet at the Air Mail Centre.

Hong Kong customs officers have seized 400 so-called slimming injections imported from Japan, with an estimated market value of about HK$290,000 (US$36,970), and arrested two local residents in an operation earlier this month. The case came to light on September 5, when officers intercepted a suspicious postal packet imported from Japan at the Air Mail Centre. “Upon inspection, customs officers found and seized 400 anti-obesity injection vials suspected to contain Part 1 poisons from the...