Goods worth $10.4m seized after marine police intercept boats from mainland
Marine police have arrested 11 people and seized smuggled goods worth $10.4 million after foiling an attempt to load the contraband on to 10 speedboats at sea.
The seizure was made after the fleet of unlit speedboats approaching from the mainland off Waglan Island was detected by radar.
The boats were less than 4km from the boundary of Hong Kong waters when they were spotted around 8.30pm on Wednesday.
Two marine police pursuit boats and a police launch were sent to the scene.
As the police craft arrived, the 10 speedboats - one loaded with goods - sped off towards the mainland, said Superintendent Jacky Ling Wai-po of the force's small boat division.
The loaded boat was intercepted about 900 metres inside Hong Kong waters. Two mainland men, aged 25 and 43, were arrested on board and 123 boxes of video discs seized.