Most of confiscated goods were controlled pharmaceutical products, including tablets to treat HIV, cosmetic fillers and weight-loss injections
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenLeopold ChenPublished: 6:26pm, 10 Jun 2026Updated: 6:29pm, 10 Jun 2026Hong 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, according to Leung Tak-wai, an inspector stationed at the bridge.
“Our officers found undeclared goods deep in the vehicle’s cargo. These included cosmetic injections, weight-loss injections and medical tablets suspected to be classified as Part 1 poisons, and fish maw,” he said.
Leung said the smugglers were believed to have mixed illicit items with declared goods and concealed them deep inside vehicles to escape detection.
Under Hong Kong law, Part 1 poisons are subject to the strictest controls and may only be sold by authorised sellers.
