Hong Kong customs seizes over 7,000 suspected counterfeit goods worth HK$7.6 million
Hong Kong customs has smashed 16 cases of cross-border transshipment of counterfeit watches and other goods, seizing over 7,000 items worth more than HK$7.6 million. A 65-year-old man was arrested and is out on bail pending investigation.
Hong Kong customs has seized more than 7,000 suspected counterfeit goods, including watches, apparel and mobile phones, with an estimated market value of over HK$7.6 million, following a two-week operation targeting the cross-border transshipment of fake watch-type items.
The operation, which ran over the past fortnight, resulted in the detection of 16 related cases, customs said on Wednesday. A 65-year-old man was arrested during the crackdown and is currently out on bail pending further investigation.
Through intelligence analysis and in-depth inquiries, customs officers uncovered the cases at several local logistics companies and express parcel centres. The department believes all of the seized suspected counterfeit goods were destined for transshipment to overseas regions.
In one instance, customs officers conducted a controlled delivery operation involving a batch of seized items. Last Wednesday, they arrested one person at an industrial unit in Kwai Chung and seized about 600 suspected counterfeit items, including watches and mobile phones, with an estimated market value of about HK$400,000.
The latest enforcement action is part of customs' ongoing efforts to combat the illegal trade in counterfeit goods passing through Hong Kong's logistics network.