Customs seizes record HK$233 million in gold and silver hidden in air cargo

Hong Kong customs officers have discovered HK$233 million (US$29.81 million) worth of gold and silver hidden in two air cargo shipments of household cleaning machines destined for Japan, making the largest seizure of precious metals on record. Senior Investigator Ho Ting-chun of the Customs and Excise Department’s syndicate crimes investigation bureau said on Thursday officers intercepted 168kg (370lbs) of suspected gold foil and 285kg of suspected silver foil worth HK$233 million in an...


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