Author: gertrudecollocot

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected scheduled red sandalwood (with photos) *************************************************************************      Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 27) seized about 2 370 kilograms of suspected scheduled red sandalwood from a container at Kwai Chung Customhouse Cargo Examination Compound. The estimated market value of the seizure was about $1.47 million. A man was arrested.             Through risk assessment, Customs yesterday inspected a container arriving in Hong Kong from Korea. Upon inspection, Customs officers found the suspected scheduled red sandalwood concealed in 77 pieces of wooden furniture inside the container.      After follow-up investigation, Customs officers arrested a 32-year-old man suspected to be connected ... Read more