Hong Kong Customs takes live lizards of thought set up threatened types (with image)
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Hong Kong Customs today (May 16) took 17 live lizards of thought set up threatened types at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point, with an overall projected market price of about $51,000.
Through threat evaluation, Customs today obstructed an inbound truck at the control point. After assessment, Customs officers discovered the batch of live lizards of presumed arranged threatened types was hidden in potato chip tins and covered in clothing.
The batch of live lizards were turned over to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for follow-up action.
Under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586), anyone importing, exporting or having specimens of threatened types not in accordance with the Ordinance dedicates an offense and will be responsible to an optimum fine of $10 million and jail time for 10 years upon conviction with the specimens surrendered.
Members of the general public might report any thought smuggling activities to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its devoted crime-reporting e-mail account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online kind (eform.cefs.gov.hk/ form/ced002).