Truck driver arrested as HK$10m of injections, fish maw seized at Hong Kong bridge

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Hong Kong customs authorities arrested a truck driver at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge for smuggling goods worth HK$10 million, including weight-loss injections and fish maw, concealed despite declared cargo.

Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a 39-year-old truck driver on suspicion of smuggling and seized goods worth HK$10 million (US$1.27 million), including weight-loss injections and fish maw. The Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday that a medium goods vehicle was intercepted at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge crossing on June 4. The vehicle, bound for Macau, was declared to be carrying wine, garments, health supplements and cameras, but X-ray imaging revealed discrepancies,...