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Hong Kong – Suspected smuggled high-end foodstuff worth about $2 million seized in joint operation (with photos)

Suspected smuggled high-end foodstuff worth about $2 million seized in joint operation (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      Hong Kong Customs and the Marine Police detected a suspected speedboat smuggling case in Sai Kung during a joint operation yesterday (September 10). About 400 kilograms of suspected smuggled high-end frozen Wagyu beef with an estimated value of around $2 million were seized.      Law enforcement officers spotted several suspicious men loading suspected smuggled goods during small hours from a seven-seater private car to two speedboats along the seashore in Sai Kung. Officers then took enforcement action.      During the operation, Customs detained ... Read more

Canada – Joint Statement of Support for the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar

The Governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union, remain deeply concerned about the dire situation in Myanmar, its growing toll on the people of Myanmar, and its worsening implications for regional stability. October 15, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Timor-Leste, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf ... Read more